ISic003295: 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
ISic003295
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text based on photograph;
  • line.1: Korhonen: [Β]ενερ[ιος] (or another Latin name such as Venerianus or Generosus)
  • line.2: Korhonen: [τελευτήσα]ς

Physical description

Support

Description
Fragment of marble plaque damaged on all sides, set in plaster in modern times.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 9 cm, width: 11 cm, depth: 1-4.5 cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Lines 1-3: 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 , 308
Autopsy
Observed by Korhonen in Magazzino del cortile, Museo Civico (formerly sala VI, 116).
Map

Date

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

Text type

funerary

commentary

It is impossible to determine with certainty the structure of this Christian epitaph because of its fragmentary nature: Korhonen restores at l. 1 the name of the deceased, Βενέριος (Venerius), οr another Greek equivalent of the Latin names Venerianus or Generosus, at l. 2 the indication of the date of death. For the indication of the date of death, the participle of τελευτάω is quite rare in Christian epitaphs, but a similar structure can be found in some inscriptions from Syracuse and in Catania in IG 14.545 = ISic001364.

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Citation and editorial status

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