I 9. Tyras. Honorific decree, II century C.E.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
Marble, grayish
Dimensions (cm)
H. 21.7, W. 25.9, Th. 6.3-7.2.
Additional description
The front is polished, although has a somewhat undulating surface; the back is treated less thoroughly; the left side is treated summarily, other sides are broken off. The left part of the panel is preserved. Signs of considerable fire damage.
Place of Origin
Tyras.
Find place
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky.
Find context
Secondary context. Outside the wall of the third courtyard of Belgorod-Dnestrovsky fortress, on the right.
Find circumstances
Found during restoration works in 1974.
Modern location
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky.
Institution and inventory
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Regional Studies Museum, А-7480, КП-6674.
Autopsy
A. I. Ivantchik, August 2006.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front. Broken off on all sides, except the left; chipped and pitted in some spots and blackened as a result of fire. Margins: left 2,0. H. 19.2, W. 23.4
Lettering
Letters are quite neatly, but not deeply cut, following ruled lines; serifs and decorative horizontal bars. Alpha both with straight and broken crossbar, kappa with short diagonals. Frequent ligatures. Lettering is similar to that in I 15. Average distance between lines: 0,8cm.
Letterheights (cm)
1.8-2.0
Text
Category
Honorific decree.
Date
II century C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Ineditum.
<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="3" unit="character"/><orig><unclear>ΑΤΟ</unclear></orig><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="2"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="4" unit="character"/><w part="F">νῶς</w>
ἠρ<unclear>γ</unclear>άσατ<unclear>ο</unclear>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="3" break="no"/><w part="F">ρικαῖς</w> ὑπήντησεν
καὶ <orig>Τ</orig><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="4"/>ἑστιάσας ἀμέμπτους
<orig>Π</orig><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="5"/>καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων
χρημάτ<unclear>ω</unclear><supplied reason="lost">ν</supplied><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/> <supplied reason="lost">ἁ</supplied>
<lb n="6" break="no"/>γνῶς καὶ καθαρῶς <supplied reason="omitted">καὶ</supplied>
δικαί<unclear>ω</unclear><supplied reason="lost">ς</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="7"/>φιλοτειμίας χάριν
<orig><unclear>ΕΙ</unclear></orig><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="8"/><orig>Τ<unclear>ΟΑ</unclear></orig><gap reason="illegible" quantity="2" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="8a"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
</ab>
</div> Apparatus criticus
2:
ΗΡ in ligatura
3:
ΠΗΝΤ, ΝΚ in ligatura
4:
ΜΕ, ΜΠ in ligatura
5:
ΧΡ, ΗΜ in ligatura
7:
ΤΕ, ΝΕ in ligatura
Translation
[- - -] made [- - -] reciprocated and [- - -] having welcomed the blameless [- - -] and from private means [- - -] piously, purely and justly [- - -] for the sake of the love of honour [- - -]
Images
© 2017 Askold Ivantchik (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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