ISic003561: Epitaph of Oikoumenia

ID
ISic003561
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
stele
Status
draft
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Brugnone (the ed. pr.)

Physical description

Support

Description
an irregular stele of rough sandstone, inscribed on both faces of the upper part, each inscription split over two lines, with damage to one edge. Inscription on the reverse is ISic002879.
Object type
stele
Material
sandstone
Condition
damaged
Dimensions
height: 67.5 cmwidth: 34 cmdepth: 10 cm

Inscription

Layout
The single name is split over two lines
Text condition
complete
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

Letters regular, Brugnone reads kappa omicron upsilon mu epsilon all in ligature

Letter heights
Line 1-2: 75-100mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Philosophiana
Provenance found
Found in re-use as the base of Tomb 11, west cemetery, Sofiana
Map

Current location

Place
Gela, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale di Gela , 38325
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

4th century CE (AD 301 - AD 400)
Evidence
archaeological-context

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
4/23/2025