ISic004291: I.Sicily inscription 004291

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ISic004291
Language
Ancient Greek
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Edition

L. Bernabò Brea, M. Cavalier, e L. Campagna, Meligunìs Lipára. XII. Le iscrizioni lapidarie greche e latine delle isole eolie (Palermo: Mario Grispo Editore, 2003) Zotero
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of I.Lipara;
  • 2: Δ followed by symbol equivalent to Latin 'b', followed by T followed by T and B in combination, followed by T

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Inscription

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chiselled
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Provenance

Place of origin
Lipara
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Current location

Place
Lipari, Sicilia
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(Unknown - Unknown)
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commentary

The 'b' symbol recalls the acrophonic numeral '10' in Entella tablet V (ISic030298) and other Sicilian documents such as the gold phiale from the area of Himera. However, given that this is construed as a form of archaic delta, serving for 10, it is difficult to explain why it occurs in combination with standard delta. In such a sequence, the T could be understood as representing Talent, and the b in combination with the T to signify 10 talents. But the exact resolution is far from obvious, only that it seems likely that this is a numeral sequence of some description.

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Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
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Last revision
3/13/2026