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Università di Enna Unikore, ARCHEOLOGIA DEL MEDITERRANEO, Faculty Member
- Phoenician Punic Archaeology Epigraphy, Semitic languages, Ancient Near Eastern Languages, Carthage (Archaeology), Phoenician, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, and 31 moreNorthwest-Semitic Epigraphy, Phoenicians, Canaanite Dialects, Greek Epigraphy, West Semitic Studies, Northwest Semitic Epigraphy, Ugaritic Language, Ancient Seals and Sealings, Phoenician Language, Glyptics, West Semitic Epigraphy, LEPTIS MAGNA, Archaeology, North-West Semitic Epigraphy, Punic Language, Phoenician Punic Sicily, Phoenician & Punic Epigraphy, Phoenician and Punic Studies, western Phoenician archaeology, Northwest Semitics, Motya Phoenician Punic Whitaker, Mozia, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, Carthage (History), Semitic Philology, Call for Papers, Museo Archeologico Salinas Palermo, Epigraphie Phénico-punique, Instrumentum Inscriptum, Ancient Graffiti (Archaeology), and Roman Epigraphyedit
Short inscriptions from Sabratha (Libya) on lamps and on a plaster mould testify to the use of Punic and Neopunic writing until the 4th century AD. Three of these texts are discussed here in order to reconstruct connections between script... more
Short inscriptions from Sabratha (Libya) on lamps and on a plaster mould testify to the use of Punic and Neopunic writing until the 4th century AD. Three of these texts are discussed here in order to reconstruct connections between script and handicraft productions in ancient North Africa.
borsa di studio in memoria di Antonella Spanò Giammellaro
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Whitaker Museum at Motya
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The discovery, by the Archaeological Mission of University of Catania, of two robust mud bricks walls, certainly to be interpreted as part of a defensive structure within the Regio III/ Insula 16, north of the «Decumanus Maximus», suggest... more
The discovery, by the Archaeological Mission of University of Catania, of two robust mud bricks walls, certainly to be interpreted as part of a defensive structure within the Regio III/ Insula 16, north of the «Decumanus Maximus», suggest new interpretative hypotheses relating
to urban perimeter of pre-roman Leptis Magna. The excavation data will be supported by an historical archaeological and topographic framework of the new walls based on literary and epigraphic sources.
to urban perimeter of pre-roman Leptis Magna. The excavation data will be supported by an historical archaeological and topographic framework of the new walls based on literary and epigraphic sources.
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Research Interests: History of Collections, Museology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Ancient Sicily, Phoenician Punic Sicily, and 3 morePhoenician and Punic Studies, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, and Motya
Motya beyond Motya. Motyan finds in italian and european Museums. At the beginning of the twentieth century, J. Whitaker built at his own expense a small Museum for the display and the conservation of the finds coming from the... more
Motya beyond Motya. Motyan finds in italian and european Museums. At the beginning of the twentieth century, J. Whitaker built at his own expense a small Museum for the display and the conservation of the finds coming from the archaeological excavations started on the island. His insight meant that the artifacts discovered during the archaeological explorations remained in Mozia over the years. Nevertheless, a group of Motyan finds is scattered in various Collections of italian and european Museums. A brief overview of the data will be presented.
Research Interests: Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Ancient Sicily, Phoenician Punic Sicily, Phoenician & Punic Epigraphy, Phoenician and Punic Studies, and 5 morewestern Phoenician archaeology, Archaeology, Classical archaeology, Greek and Roman history, Greek Colonization (Magna Graecia and Sicily), Material Culture Studies, Funerary Archaeology, Mozia, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, and History of Collectionism
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Data obtained from Phoenician and Punic inscriptions will be collected to reconstruct the ancient lexicon related to texture activities and productions. Despite the deficiency of documentation, an attempt will be made to outline a... more
Data obtained from Phoenician and Punic inscriptions will be collected to reconstruct the ancient lexicon related to texture activities and productions. Despite the deficiency of documentation, an attempt will be made to outline a homogeneous picture of the recognized lemmas, comparing them with archaeological and literary sources.
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A fragment of a painted funerary aedicula found in Lilybaeum (Marsala) (N.I. 24363) has a short epigraph painted in Latin characters, already known for some time. An iconographic rereading of the monument and a hypothesis of textual... more
A fragment of a painted funerary aedicula found in Lilybaeum (Marsala) (N.I. 24363) has a short epigraph painted in Latin characters, already known for some time. An iconographic rereading of the monument and a hypothesis of textual integration of the inscription is presented here.
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New investigations concerning building tradition seen through punic and neopunic mason’s marks (cfr. Tripolitania: Lepcis Magna and Sabratha) have involved other Mediterranean areas and recently archaeological sites in Tunisia. Two... more
New investigations concerning building tradition seen through punic and neopunic mason’s marks (cfr. Tripolitania: Lepcis Magna and Sabratha) have involved other Mediterranean areas and recently archaeological sites in Tunisia. Two campaigns (2017, 2018) focused so far the metropolitan areas of Carthage and some sites of Cap Bon. The main aims are: a corpus of the poorly documented or unpublished mason’s marks; their connection with the Punic “traditional” building techniques. Hereby we discuss on some of the epigraphic mason’s marks so far identified in Tunisia.
Research Interests: Northwest Semitic Epigraphy, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Ancient Quarrying, North-West Semitic Epigraphy, Epigraphy, and 3 morePhoenician & Punic Epigraphy, Phoenician and Punic Studies, and Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age
The bilingual inscription ILT 732 recalls, in the Latin text, the construction of an unidentified public building, «cella proma», promoted by punic and lybic evergets. The apax term is investigated moving from Tertullian’s quotation in De... more
The bilingual inscription ILT 732 recalls, in the Latin text, the construction of an unidentified public building, «cella proma», promoted by punic and lybic evergets. The apax term is investigated moving from Tertullian’s quotation in De carnis resurrectione, 27 and its epigraphical comparisons, up to the parallel term in the punic text. The eventual contextualization of the complex in Thuburbo Maius’s topography and the linguistic analysis let speculate about a sector of a public market/ warehouse for varieties of foods.
Research Interests: Semitic languages, Latin Epigraphy, Roman Epigraphy, Northwest Semitic Epigraphy, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, and 9 moreNorthwest Semitics, Tertullian, Book of Isaiah, History of architecture, Roman North Africa, Roman Architecture, Phoenician & Punic Epigraphy, Phoenician and Punic Studies, and Roman Archaeology
A critical review of recent literature relating to Phoenician and Punic inscriptions from Sicily aims to present an overview of latest discoveries. A preliminary reading of an unpublished punic epigraphy inscribed on a bronze ram of the... more
A critical review of recent literature relating to Phoenician and Punic inscriptions from Sicily aims to present an overview of latest discoveries. A preliminary reading of an unpublished punic epigraphy inscribed on a bronze ram of the Egadi battle is added.
Research Interests: Semitic languages, Phoenicians, Greek Epigraphy, Ancient Greek Religion, Northwest Semitic Epigraphy, and 9 moreSemitic Languages (Languages And Linguistics), Phoenician Punic Sicily, Phoenician & Punic Epigraphy, Phoenician and Punic Studies, Mozia, Motya, Phoenician Punic Religion, ancient greek graffiti, and Egadi rams
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Stele puniche nordafricane nelle collezioni museali italiane, in L. Manfredi, A. Mezzolani Andreose, S. Festuccia (a cura di), Gli Italiani e le antichità fenicie e puniche del Maghreb tra XVIII e XX secolo. Archivi, viaggi e collezioni, in Mediterraneo Punico. Suppl. alla Rivista di Studi fenicimore
Punic stelae found in Carthage or in various north african sites are preserved in italian museums and private collections. Data obtained from Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum and information given by archival sources will be collected in... more
Punic stelae found in Carthage or in various north african sites are preserved in italian museums and private collections. Data obtained from Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum and information given by archival sources will be collected in order to reconstruct a picture of political and cultural relationships among Italy, France and Tunis in the
second half of the nineteenth century.
second half of the nineteenth century.
Research Interests: Semitic languages, Phoenicians, History of Collections, Northwest Semitic Epigraphy, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, and 5 morePhoenician & Punic Epigraphy, Phoenician and Punic Studies, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, West Semitic Epigraphy, and Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age
A new neopunic inscription from Wadi Freshiha (Libya) has been recognized as epigraphical evidence of a sanctuary dedicated to the Carthaginian goddess Tanit and to the Greek Kore/ Persephone. Discordant interpretations will be presented... more
A new neopunic inscription from Wadi Freshiha (Libya) has been recognized as epigraphical evidence of a sanctuary dedicated to the Carthaginian goddess Tanit and to the Greek Kore/ Persephone. Discordant interpretations will be presented moving from linguistic and paleographic observations.
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The author analyses Giovanni Garbini’s works, particularly in the field of north-african punic epigraphy, which include a bibliographic production developed over more than fifty years. The most relevant publications will be selected and... more
The author analyses Giovanni Garbini’s works, particularly in the field of north-african punic epigraphy, which include a bibliographic production developed over more than fifty years. The most relevant publications will be selected and examined in a critical survey and bibliography of studies.
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Nuove iscrizioni latine, greche e puniche, riportate di recente alla luce nel corso delle campagne di scavo condotte nell’antico centro urbano di Marsala, consentono di delineare possibili linee di ricerca in relazione all’uso della... more
Nuove iscrizioni latine, greche e puniche, riportate di recente alla luce nel corso delle campagne di scavo condotte nell’antico centro urbano di Marsala, consentono di delineare possibili linee di ricerca in relazione all’uso della scrittura in ambito pubblico e/o privato: all’interno di un nucleo sociale assai variegato, sia dal punto di vista etnico sia linguistico, lo strumento scrittorio costituì infatti un importante elemento distintivo in un ampio arco cronologico compreso tra il I sec. a.C. e il IV sec. d.C. Alle epigrafi pubbliche si aggiungono graffiti parietali in caratteri greci, latini e punici che possono contribuire a gettare luce su aspetti meno conosciuti della vita quotidiana nell’antica Lilibeo.
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The author analyses the diffusion of Carthaginian script in the central Mediterranean, focusing on archaeological contexts, functions and display of Punic inscriptions. Basing on the concept of “visible writing”, the paper proposes new... more
The author analyses the diffusion of Carthaginian script in the central Mediterranean, focusing on archaeological contexts, functions and display of Punic inscriptions. Basing on the concept of “visible writing”, the paper proposes new methodological approaches to formulate interpretative hypothesis.
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Two ostraka found during archaeological excavations conducted at Gheriat el Gharbia (Libya) have been recognized as epigraphical evidences of a new variant of late Punic called “South Punic”. Discordant interpretations will be presented... more
Two ostraka found during archaeological excavations conducted at Gheriat el Gharbia (Libya) have been recognized as epigraphical evidences of a new variant of late Punic called “South Punic”. Discordant interpretations will be presented moving from linguistic and paleographic observations.
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Starting from Sui riti funerari fenici e punici. Tra epigrafia e storia delle religioni by Sergio Ribichini, Phoenician and Punic funerary inscriptions are investigated in order to reconstruct the ancient eschatological beliefs. Critical... more
Starting from Sui riti funerari fenici e punici. Tra epigrafia e storia delle religioni by Sergio Ribichini, Phoenician
and Punic funerary inscriptions are investigated in order to reconstruct the ancient eschatological beliefs. Critical
readings of recent bibliography provide talking points for research.
and Punic funerary inscriptions are investigated in order to reconstruct the ancient eschatological beliefs. Critical
readings of recent bibliography provide talking points for research.
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Moving from Augustine’s Pecc. mer. I, 24, 34, a number of linguistic data are evaluated in an effort to identify the so-called “punici christiani”. Comparisons between Latin, Punic and Hebrew occurrences allow to reconstruct a complex... more
Moving from Augustine’s Pecc. mer. I, 24, 34, a number of linguistic data are evaluated in an effort to identify the so-called “punici christiani”. Comparisons between Latin, Punic and Hebrew occurrences allow to reconstruct a complex language game in Augustine’s writings.
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Instrumenta inscripta: documenti epigrafici fenici e punici, in Instrumenta inscripta VI. Le iscrizioni con funzione didascalico-esplicativa. Committente, destinatario, contenuto e descrizione dell’oggetto nell’instrumentum inscriptum (Aquileia 26-28 marzo 2015), Antichità Alto Adriatiche 83 2016more
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Did the Phoenicians have a linguistic identity in western Mediterranean? The purpose of the paper is to focus some aspects of cultural identity of the western colonies concerning the relationships between script and language and between... more
Did the Phoenicians have a linguistic identity in western Mediterranean? The purpose of the paper is to focus some aspects of cultural identity of the western colonies concerning the relationships between script and language and between language and identity. Moving from the Greek poinikazen, epigraphical data will be evaluates in order to better understand the self-consciousness of the western communities.
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Research Interests: Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic Epigraphy, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Roman Onomastics, Greek and Roman Epigraphy, and 6 morePhoenician Punic Sicily, Phoenician and Punic Studies, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, Pre-Exilic Ancient Israel - Hebrew Bible and Archaeology; Phoenician-Punic language and epigraphy; Levantine Archaeology (espeically Biblical Archaeology), Phoenician-Punic language and Epigraphy, and Ancient Greek Onomastics
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sabratha, neopunic, neopunic inscription, punic ostrakon,
punic names
punic names
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Research Interests: Phoenicians, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Phoenician Punic Sicily, Mozia, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, and 2 moreMotya and Mozia. Collezione Whitaker.
Punic Selinus; Malophoros; punic inscriptions; cretulae.
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Cretulae from punic Selinus.
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R.DE SIMONE, Gli oggetti d’ornamento in vetro, in M.L. Famà (a cura di), Il Museo Regionale “A. Pepoli” di Trapani. Le Collezioni archeologiche, Bari 2009, pp. 283-284. 25. R.DE SIMONE, Le stele figurate puniche, in M.L. Famà (a cura di), Il Museo Regionale “A. Pepoli” di Trapani. Le Collezioni archeologiche, Bari 2009, pp. 339-341. 26. R.DE SIMONE, Le iscrizioni puniche, in M.L. Famà (a cura di), Il Museo Regionale “A. Pepoli” di Trapani. Le Collezioni archeologiche, Bari 2009, pp. 397-400.more
Punic Stelae; punic Inscriptions. Museo Pepoli (Trapani).
Phoenician Inscriptions from Egypt.
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Punic inscriptions from Sicily.
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TRA LA TERRA E LA LAGUNA. Giornata di studi in memoria di Maria Luisa Famà. Marsala 08/02/2020
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PREPRINT Il progetto della pubblicazione sistematica dei reperti della Collezione Whitaker, attesa e caldeggiata dalla comunità scientifica per decenni, prese l'avvio nel 2001. Vincenzo Tusa, convinto della necessità di coinvolgere gli... more
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Il progetto della pubblicazione sistematica dei reperti della Collezione Whitaker, attesa e caldeggiata dalla comunità scientifica per decenni, prese l'avvio nel 2001. Vincenzo Tusa, convinto della necessità di coinvolgere gli studiosi che meglio conoscevano le Antichità puniche della Sicilia, ne aveva affidato la direzione scientifica ad Antonella Spanò Giammellaro, la quale stendeva in breve tempo il Piano dell'Opera, progettando l'edizione di una serie di volumi monografici suddivisi per classi di materiali e assegnandone lo studio ad un gruppo di valenti ricercatori. Dopo la prematura scomparsa di Antonella, ancora Vincenzo Tusa designava per la curatela dei volumi la sottoscritta e Maria Pamela Toti. Il primo volume vide la luce nel 2008 e nel 2010, dopo la morte di Vincenzo Tusa, la Fondazione Whitaker affidava la direzione scientifica dell'Opera a Lorenzo Nigro, che firmava la curatela del secondo volume-già pressoché completato-nel 2011. Da quel momento, per ragioni certamente indipendenti dalla volontà di chi scrive, la pubblicazione si è interrotta, sebbene il volume dedicato alla Coroplastica, con i contributi di Luana Poma e Giuseppe Garbati, fosse a suo tempo già pronto per la stampa. Ininterrotto, purtuttavia, resta l'interesse della comunità scientifica per il lotto di materiali che, vale la pena ricordare, è solo parzialmente esposto all'interno del Museo Whitaker. Il Saggio bibliografico edito nel secondo volume della serie, che includeva l'elenco dei reperti già pubblicati con relativo numero di inventario 4 , in preparazione e a supporto dell'edizione dei successivi contributi previsti nel Piano dell'Opera, richiede a distanza di un decennio necessari aggiornamenti.
Il progetto della pubblicazione sistematica dei reperti della Collezione Whitaker, attesa e caldeggiata dalla comunità scientifica per decenni, prese l'avvio nel 2001. Vincenzo Tusa, convinto della necessità di coinvolgere gli studiosi che meglio conoscevano le Antichità puniche della Sicilia, ne aveva affidato la direzione scientifica ad Antonella Spanò Giammellaro, la quale stendeva in breve tempo il Piano dell'Opera, progettando l'edizione di una serie di volumi monografici suddivisi per classi di materiali e assegnandone lo studio ad un gruppo di valenti ricercatori. Dopo la prematura scomparsa di Antonella, ancora Vincenzo Tusa designava per la curatela dei volumi la sottoscritta e Maria Pamela Toti. Il primo volume vide la luce nel 2008 e nel 2010, dopo la morte di Vincenzo Tusa, la Fondazione Whitaker affidava la direzione scientifica dell'Opera a Lorenzo Nigro, che firmava la curatela del secondo volume-già pressoché completato-nel 2011. Da quel momento, per ragioni certamente indipendenti dalla volontà di chi scrive, la pubblicazione si è interrotta, sebbene il volume dedicato alla Coroplastica, con i contributi di Luana Poma e Giuseppe Garbati, fosse a suo tempo già pronto per la stampa. Ininterrotto, purtuttavia, resta l'interesse della comunità scientifica per il lotto di materiali che, vale la pena ricordare, è solo parzialmente esposto all'interno del Museo Whitaker. Il Saggio bibliografico edito nel secondo volume della serie, che includeva l'elenco dei reperti già pubblicati con relativo numero di inventario 4 , in preparazione e a supporto dell'edizione dei successivi contributi previsti nel Piano dell'Opera, richiede a distanza di un decennio necessari aggiornamenti.