Inscriptiones Graecae

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The Inscriptiones Graecae (IG),

inscriptions from the mainland and islands of Greece
.

The project was designed as a continuation of the Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum (Corpus of Greek Inscriptions, abbreviated CIG) published by

Classical studies
.

After the Second World War, the project suffered from a lack of financial and public support. It came to a temporary halt in 1972, but was revived by the newly reformed Berlin-Brandenburg Academy in 1994.

So far, 49

"squeezes" (paper copies) of Greek inscriptions. The project is currently directed by Peter Funke. Editors of previous volumes include Wilhelm Dittenberger, Friedrich Hiller von Gaertringen, Johannes Kirchner and Günther Klaffenbach
.

All editorial texts are published in

Latin, a fact that is occasionally criticised due to limited use of Latin and hence the extra effort required for both writers and editors. The inscriptions were published without translation, but German
translations for all volumes since 2012 are available on the IG website.

List of Volumes and Parts

See also

Bibliography

  • Reinhold Merkelbach, "Überlegungen zur Fortführung der Inscriptiones Graecae", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 117 (1997), pp. 297–303 PDF
  • Reinhold Merkelbach, "Nochmals Inscriptiones Graecae", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 122 (1998), pp. 293–299 PDF
    (Both articles express criticism of the continuation of IG in its traditional shape)

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