ISic003374: Funerary inscription for Athano

Photo J. Prag
ID
ISic003374
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
block
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

Physical description

Support

Description
A large rectangular slab of coarse grey stone, roughly cut on all sides, with some damage to the face at the left margin
Object type
block
Material
limestone
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 42.5 cmwidth: 74 cmdepth: 12 cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Letter heights
Lines 1-3: 70-125mm
Interlinear heights
Not measured: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Menae
Provenance found
Found in the vicinity ('contorni') of Mineo

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi , 38271
Autopsy
Depositi, Mag C
Map

Date

Probably Hellenistic (300 BC – 1 BC)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

The female name Ἀθανώ is attested on at least seven occasions, primarily in the eastern half of the Mediterranean according to LGPN

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
1/19/2021