ISic003126: Funerary epitph for Soter

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana: scan of Manganaro 1959: tav.41
ID
ISic003126
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Manganaro, with amendment of Feissel;
  • 5: Manganaro: πλίο

Physical description

Support

Description
Marble plaque (Manganaro describes as veined Luna marble), intact but slightly chipped around the edges.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 25 cm, width: 26 cm, depth: 3 cm

Inscription

Layout
The text fills the surface, within a simple incised border, with a fixed margin on the left, uneven margin on the right. The space below the text is filled by three staurograms.
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Catina
Provenance found
Said to come from the via Androne necropolis, first reported by Libertini from an apograph; said by Manganaro to be in the possession of avv. S. Majorana, found in the area of his house on via Androne; seen and photographed by Manganaro.

Current location

Place
Catania, Italy
Repository
private collection
Autopsy
None

Date

427 CE (AD 427 – AD 427)
Evidence
internal-date

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
7/11/2024