III 589. Kalos Limen. Epitaph of Artemidoros, son of Hephaistios, 2nd half of IV - early III century B.C.Е.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 48.0, W. 31.0, Th. 14.0.
Place of Origin
Kalos Limen.
Find place
Chernomorskoye, Northwest Crimea.
Find context
North shore of Ak-Mechet Bay (lifted from the bottom of the sea).
Find circumstances
Random find in 2008.
Modern location
Chernomorskoye, Crimea.
Institution and inventory
Historical-Archeological Preserve “Kalos Limen”., No number..
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Sloppily cut; uneven letters.
Letterheights (cm)
3
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
2nd half of IV - early III century B.C.Е.
Dating criteria
Palaeography, orthography, , .
Editions
Kutaysov 2011 73, № 3 (маюскульная копия).
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><choice><reg>Ἀρτεμίδωρος</reg><orig>Ἀρτιμίδωρος</orig></choice>
<lb n="2"/><choice><reg>Ἁφαιστίου</reg><orig>Ἁφαιστίο</orig></choice>
</ab>
</div>
Translation
Artemidoros, (son) of Hephaistios.
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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