ISic003292: Fragment of an Epitaph

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
ISic003292
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text based on photograph;
  • line.3: ζήσας or ζήσασα depending on the gender of the deceased

Physical description

Support

Description
Upper left fragment of marble plaque.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: 12.5 cm, width: 8.5 cm, depth: 2.5 cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Lines 1-3: 23-30mm
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 superiore, Museo Civico.
Map

Date

4th — 5th century CE (AD 301 – AD 500)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

The fragmentary epitaph presents the structure with the formula ἐνθάδε κεῖται (or κῖτε, as frequent in the Sicilian epigraphy), followed by the name of the deceased (Σα[---]) and the age (introduced by the participle of ζάω): in this case is not possible to determine the gender of the deceased and thus the form of the participle.

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Citation and editorial status

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