ISic004380: Fragmentary Greek epitaph

Photo courtesy of archivio fotografico della soprintendenza di Messina
ID
ISic004380
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Zavettieri 2017

Physical description

Support

Description
Right half of a limestone plaque. The left half is missing, minor damage to the upper and right edges. The reverse is rough. Remains of an iron nail in the upper edge rear edge, and traces of a metal clamp on the upper margin
Object type
plaque
Material
limestone
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 24.8 cmwidth: 30.5 cmdepth: 6 cm

Inscription

Layout
Remains of five lines of Greek letters, apparently cnetered on the stone, with incised guidelines. The final line is significantly smaller. The outline of a human hand is incised on the lower right below the text.
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Lines 1-5: 35mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Messana
Provenance found
Excavated (between 1990 and 2012) in the southern necropolis, in re-use as the cover of an ash-chest in t.1, Isolato 96, II Comparto, via degli Orti
Map

Current location

Place
Messina, Italy
Repository
, ME 22799
Autopsy
in store

Date

1st — 2nd century CE (AD 1 – AD 200)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
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Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

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