ISic003213: Fragment

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana
ID
ISic003213
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text based on photograph;
  • line.2: ὁ γε or ὅγε are both possible
  • line.4: After the Θ a Θ, Ο or Φ are possible

Physical description

Support

Description
Upper fragment of a marble plaque.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble (white)
Condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: 12.5 cm, width: 14.5 cm, depth: 2.3 cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Letter heights
Lines 1-4: 16-20mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: not recordedmm

Provenance

Place of origin
Catina
Provenance found
Original discovery not recorded, but probably from Catania.

Current location

Place
Catania, Italy
Repository
Museo Civico di Catania
Autopsy
Observed by Korhonen in Magazzino del cortile, Museo Civico.
Map

Date

1st — 2nd century CE (AD 1 – AD 200)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

The text is too fragmentary to be interpreted. The only word that can be read with certainty is βίος, which, together with the probable metrical form identified by Korhonen, suggests that it is an epitaph.

Bibliography

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/22/2022