ISic003649: Fragment of a Latin epitaph

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell鈥橧dentit脿 Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell鈥橧dentit脿 Siciliana; photo J. Prag 2023-07-23
I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell鈥橧dentit脿 Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell鈥橧dentit脿 Siciliana; photo J. Prag 2023-07-23
ID
ISic003649
Language
Latin
Status
draft
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Preliminary text from autopsy

Physical description

Support

Description
No data
Object type
plaque
Object condition
No data
Dimensions
height: cm,聽width: cm,聽depth: cm

Material

Description
marble
Type > subtype
stone.marble > unspecified

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering
No data
Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Amestratus
Provenance found
Found on the west slope of the castle, Mistretta
Map

Current location

Place
Mistretta, Sicilia
Repository
Museo Civico Polivalente
52/36
Autopsy
2006.04
Map

Date

2nd century CE (AD 101 - AD 200)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Line 3 may well contain the word 'ANN(is)', while line 1 is most likely to contain part of the name of the deceased. The case-ending of piissimus cannot be determined. Although referenced by Scibona in the BTCGI entry for Mistretta, the piece is unpublished.

Bibliography

Digital editions
  • TM: -
  • EDR: -
  • EDH: -
  • EDCS: -
  • PHI: -

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/10/2025