21-28

Deperditae or the search for lost inscriptions

Μελέτες-Articles

• Παπακωνσταντίνου - Διαμαντούρου, Δέσποινα

One aspect of archaeology —and a quite fascinating one— is the rediscovery of lost antiqui- , ties. Such examples exist also in the sphere of Epigraphy and more specifically in the Epigraphy of Macedonia; so the words “nunc deperditae” which accompany all the lost inscriptions in Ch. Edson’s IG X 2,1 were the spur for the search after those stones.The three inscriptions, IG X 2,1 664, 665 and 666 (considered by Edson as lost) which are presented here, were enlisted in the Catalogue of Stone Objects (Κατάλογος Λίθινων) of the Archaeological Society ( ’Αρχαιολογική Εταιρεία) in Athens and finally found in the Epigraphi- cal Museum (’Επιγραφικό Μουσείο).IG X 2,1 665 is of some more interest, because there are actually two inscriptions on the same stone, but the beginning of the second one presents some problems.This republication is the first complete one of these texts, squeezes and photographs of which are now in the archives of KERA (Research Centre for Greek and Roman Antiquity of the National Hellenic Research Foundation).

• History and Archaeology

• Κλασσικές αρχαιότητες
• Επιγραφές

Μακεδονία