III 570. Chersonesos. Incertum, not before 2nd half of III century C.E.

Monument

Type

Panel. 

Material

Marble. 

Additional description

Broken off on all sides, in five fragments, of which three are joining. The inscription is cut following ruled lines. The front and back are well worked. 

Place of Origin

Chersonesos. 

Fragment 1

Dimensions (cm)

H. 21.0, W. 12.0, Th. 2.4.

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Unknown. 

Find circumstances

Acquired by the Chersonesos Museum in 1910. Circumstances of discovery are unknown. 

Modern location

Sevastopol, Crimea. 

Institution and inventory

National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 35011. 

Fragment 2

Dimensions (cm)

H. 21.0, W. 12.0, Th. 2.4.

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Northeast sector of Chersonesos. 

Find circumstances

Found in 1911, excavations of R.Ch. Loeper (НА НЗХТ, д. 104, 26/06/11). 

Modern location

Sevastopol, Crimea. 

Institution and inventory

National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 35012. 

Fragment 3

Dimensions (cm)

H. 21.0, W. 12.0, Th. 2.4.

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Northeast sector of Chersonesos. 

Find circumstances

Found in 1911 by M.K. Skubetov (НА НЗХТ, д. 104, л. 17, № 1549; д. 112, л. 10). 

Modern location

Sevastopol, Crimea. 

Institution and inventory

National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 35013. 

Fragment 4

Dimensions (cm)

H. 5.5, W. 6.0, Th. 2.4.

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Northeast sector of Chersonesos. 

Find circumstances

Found in 1911, excavations of R.Ch. Loeper (НА НЗХТ, д. 104, л. 16, № 1502; д. 112, л. 3). 

Modern location

Sevastopol, Crimea. 

Institution and inventory

National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 35016. 

Fragment 5

Dimensions (cm)

H. 5.3, W. 6.2, Th. 2.4.

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Northeast sector of Chersonesos. 

Find circumstances

Found in 1911, excavations of R.Ch. Loeper (НА НЗХТ, д. 104, л. 16, № 1515; д. 112, л. 15). 

Modern location

Sevastopol, Crimea. 

Institution and inventory

National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 35016. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Elongated letters, some slightly curved, wide cursive omega; serifs. 

Letterheights (cm)

3.5

Text

Category

Incertum. 

Date

Not before 2nd half of III century C.E. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography. 

Editions

IOSPE I2 720. 

Edition

1-3
[---]
[---] .. ΦΙ [---]
[---] Θ̣Ε̣Μ̣Ε̣Λ̣ [---]
[---] ΣΑΣ̣ . Ο̣ . [---]
[---] ΛΟΥΤΟ [---]
5[---] ΑΙΩ̣ [---]
[---]
4
[---]
[---] . ΛΟ [---]
[---]
5
[---]
[---] ΚΟΜ [---]
[---]

Diplomatic

1-3
[---]
[---]··ΦΙ[---]
[---] .....[---]
[---]ΣΑ.·.·[---]
[---]ΛΟΥΤΟ[---]
5[---]ΑΙ.[---]
[---]
4
[---]
[---]·ΛΟ[---]
[---]
5
[---]
[---]ΚΟΜ[---]
[---]

EpiDoc (XML)

<div type="textpart" subtype="fragment" n="1-3">
      <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="2" unit="character"/>
      <orig>ΦΙ</orig>
      <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/> 
      		<lb n="2"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
     <orig> <unclear>ΘΕΜΕΛ</unclear></orig>
      <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/> 
      		<lb n="3"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      <orig>ΣΑ<unclear>Σ</unclear></orig>
      <gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/>
      <orig><unclear>Ο</unclear></orig>
      <gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/>
      <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      		<lb n="4"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      <orig>ΛΟΥΤΟ</orig>
      <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      		<lb n="5"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      <orig>ΑΙ<unclear>Ω</unclear></orig>
      <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      		<lb n="5a"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
      </ab>
   </div>
<div type="textpart" subtype="fragment" n="4">
      <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"/>
      <orig>ΛΟ</orig>
      <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
            <lb n="1a"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
      </ab>
   </div>
<div type="textpart" subtype="fragment" n="5">
      <ab> 
            <lb n="0"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
      		<lb n="1"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      <orig>ΚΟΜ</orig>
      <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/> 
      		<lb n="1a"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
      </ab>
   </div>
 
Apparatus criticus

2: ΜΕ in ligatura; nihil certo restitui potest praeter vocem θεμέλια IOSPE I2

Translation

Not attempted.

 

Images

 

(cc) © 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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