III 393. Chersonesos. Epitaph of a woman, II century C.E.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 11.0, W. 10.5, Th. 5.0.
Additional description
Broken off on all sides. The back is cut. Three-line inscription cut following ruled lines.
Place of Origin
Chersonesos.
Find place
Sevastopol (Chersonesos).
Find context
North sector of the citadel (Block 10A, 9th cross street).
Find circumstances
Found in 1990, excavations of S.G. Ryzhov.
Modern location
Sevastopol.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 64/37197.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Large, deeply cut letters; theta with detached crossbar; serifs.
Letterheights (cm)
2.0
Text
Category
Epitaph.
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"/>
θυγάτ<supplied reason="lost">ηρ</supplied>
<lb n="2"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/><seg part="F">θου</seg>, γυ<supplied reason="lost">νὰ</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost">δὲ</supplied>
<lb n="3"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/><seg part="M"><orig><unclear>τ</unclear>ρ</orig></seg><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="3a"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknwon" unit="line"/>
</ab>
</div> Apparatus criticus
2:
e.g.: [Ξάν]θου vel [Ζήθ]ου (среди личных имен,
засвидетельствованных в Херсонесе).
3:
e.g.: [Δαμα]τρ[ίου] vel
[Μη]τρ[οδώρου] vel sim.
Translation
[---], daughter of [---], wife of [---].
Images
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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