INCOMPIUTO, IMPERFETTO E PROVVISORIO NELL’EPIGRAFIA GRECA: CONSIDERAZIONI SULLA REALIZZAZIONE DELLE ISCRIZIONI NEL MONDO GRECO

Abstract

In the realm of Greek epigraphy there are inscriptions that are incomplete or imperfect or provisional. This
is usually the result of various factors, which depend both on technical aspects and on the very modes of
communication inherent to the epigraphic practice. Inscriptions cannot always be considered as finalized
texts, as even after its publication, an epigraphic text can be subject to modifications, additions, corrections,
and effacements. In the present paper, these and other related aspects will be considered through a few examples
selected from the large corpus of Greek inscriptions.