ISic004362: I.Sicily inscription 004362

Photo J. Prag, 2018-07-05
ID
ISic004362
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
unknown
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • text from autopsy;
  • 1: Manganaro suggests: [Φά]υλλος or [Θέ]υλλος
  • 2: Manganaro suggests: [Δε]ιφίλ[ου (?)]

Physical description

Support

Description
A rough fragment of limestone with uneven face, broken on all sides.
Object type
unknown
Material
limestone
Condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: 11 cmwidth: 18 cmdepth: 12 cm

Inscription

Layout
remains of two lines of Greek letters
Text condition
incomplete
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1-2: 30-35mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Haluntium
Provenance found
Found in a tomb in Localita Calvario, presumed to be from ancient necropolis

Current location

Place
S. Marco d'Alunzio, Italy
Repository
Museo della cultura e delle Arti Figurative Bizantine e Normanne
Autopsy
Prag 2006-04
Map

Date

Hellenistic(?) (Unknown – Unknown)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

It is a reasonable assumption that the text is a simple funerary inscription, containing the name and patronymic of the deceased; it may have been accompanied by one or more formulaic elements such as χαιρε.

Bibliography

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
10/19/2021