ISic003403: Fragment of a monumental Greek inscription

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
ISic003403
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
building
Object type
block
Status
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Orsi, Taccuino 2.74

Physical description

Support

Description
A large block of compact limestone ('calcare di Canicattini')
Object type
block
Material
limestone
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 36 cm, width: 70 cm, depth: 90 cm

Inscription

Layout
A single line of monumental letters across the broad face of the block
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1: 210mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: NAmm

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
Ortygia, extracted from the wall bordering the last canal/ditch linking the great and small harbours, on the corner looking towards the great harbour, in late 1888, at which point noted and recorded by Orsi, and transfered to the museum 4 December 1888.
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Current location

Place
Siracusa, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi , 12254
Autopsy
No data
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Date

3rd or 2nd century BCE (250 BC – 100 BC)
Evidence
lettering

Text type

building

commentary

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Citation and editorial status

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