V 130. Kermenchik. Epitaph of Chadsyminia (?), 1361–1362 C.E.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 56.0, W. 24.0, Th. 15.0.
Additional description
On the front - inset panel with ornate border; on the back - interlace ornament (H. 1.1cm); the sides also bear ornaments; Broken on the bottom; the surface is chipped.
Place of Origin
Kermenchik.
Find place
Vysokoe.
Find context
On the road to Bashtanovka, church.
Find circumstances
1968, survey of M.Ya. Choref.
Modern location
Bakhchisaray, Crimea.
Institution and inventory
Bakhchisaray State Historical and Cultural Preserve, no inventory number.
Autopsy
September 2003.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the inset panel.
Lettering
Lapidary. Mu with Y-shaped middle. Ligature omicron-upsilon.
Letterheights (cm)
0.4–2.0.
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
1361–1362 C.E.
Dating criteria
Explicit date.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Ἐ<lb n="2" break="no"/>κοιμή<lb n="3" break="no"/>θη ἱ δούλοι τοῦ
<lb n="4"/><roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName>
Χα<unclear>δ</unclear>συμ<lb n="5" break="no"/>ινια, υἱὸς <surplus><orig>Τ
<lb n="6"/>Σ</orig></surplus> τοῦ
Ἰ<unclear>ω</unclear><supplied reason="lost">ανικ</supplied><lb n="7" break="no"/>έου, ἐπὶ
<expan><abbr>ἔ<supplied reason="lost">τ</supplied></abbr><ex>ους</ex></expan>
<num value="6870">ς<lb n="8" break="no"/>ωο</num> .
<expan><abbr>ἰ<unclear>ν</unclear><supplied reason="lost">δ</supplied></abbr><supplied reason="lost"><ex>ικτιῶνος</ex></supplied></expan>
<supplied reason="lost"><num value="15">ιε</num></supplied>.
</ab>
</div> Translation
Fell asleep: a servant of God, Chadsyminia (?), daughter of Io[annik]ios, in the year [6]870, in the [15th] in[diction].
Commentary
1-4. On the formula, see Introduction IV.3.F.e.
5. Υἱὸς in reference to a daughter is also attested in V 140 from Laki (1421 C.E.)
6-7. The name Ioannikios (here Ioanikeos) is known in the Northern Black Sea region in one inscription from Taman - V 340 (1078 C.E.), although is it a monk's name in that case.
7-8. The dating formula ἐπὶ ἔτους is typical for inscriptions from Kermenchik (for more detail, see Introduction III.1.C.b), while a reference to indiction is otherwise unknown in this location.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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