I 53. Tyras. Incertum, II - III century C.E.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
Marble, grayish.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 7.0, W. 7.8, Th. 2.8.
Additional description
The front and back are polished, the other sides broken off.
Place of Origin
Tyras.
Find place
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky.
Find context
Unknown.
Find circumstances
Unknown.
Modern location
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky.
Institution and inventory
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Regional Studies Museum, А-1552.
Autopsy
A. I. Ivantchik, August 2006.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front. Broken off on all sides. H. 5.5, W. 7.0
Lettering
Deeply, evenly, and neatly cut letters. Word divisions in the shape of a leaf. Average distance between lines: 0,8cm.
Letterheights (cm)
Unclear. but no less than 4.0
Text
Category
Incertum.
Date
II - III century C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
L1. Karyshkovsky 1963, 106, № 10, рис. 4,10.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="0"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
<lb n="1"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="2"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/><orig><unclear>ΤΙ</unclear></orig> <g ref="#leaf"/> <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="2a"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
</ab>
</div> Apparatus criticus
Translation
Not attempted.
Commentary
In the top line, above tau, a bottom horizontal of some letter is preserved.
In line 2, the restoration of the first letter as tau is exampli gratia; other letters are possible.
The inscription could be Latin.
Images
© 2017 Askold Ivantchik (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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