ISic003308: 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
ISic003308
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text based on photograph;
  • 2: Korhonen: [--- τελε]υτᾷ

Physical description

Support

Description
Right fragment of marble plaque.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: 9.5 cm, width: 11 cm, depth: 3.7 cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Lines 1-2: 15-18mm
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, Collezione Biscari (?).
Map

Date

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

Text type

funerary

commentary

This inscription is a fragment of a Christian epitaph, probably with the indication of the date of death introduced by the present indicative of τελευτάω. The letters at l. 1 could be part of the name of the deceased.

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Citation and editorial status

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