V 199. Sandyk-Kaya. Epitaph of an unknown, 1429–1430 C.E.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 13.0, W. 8.0, Th. 4.5.
Additional description
With traces of whitewash on the back. Broken on the top (?), chipped on the edges.
Place of Origin
Sandyk-Kaya.
Find place
Polyana.
Find context
Fortress Sandyk-Kaya, near the church.
Find circumstances
1967, survey of M.Ya. Choref.
Modern location
Unknown.
Institution and inventory
Unknown.
Autopsy
Non vidi.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Lapidary. Minuscule sigma.
Letterheights (cm)
1.6–4.5.
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
1429–1430 C.E.
Dating criteria
Explicit date.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/> <gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="line"/>
<lb n="2"/><supplied reason="lost">ἠ</supplied>ς τ<supplied reason="lost">ὰ</supplied>
<lb n="3"/><date><num value="25">κε</num>, ἔτους
<lb n="4"/><num value="6938">ςϠλη</num></date>.
</ab>
</div> Translation
...25th... in the year 6938.
Commentary
Choref read only the year date in the text. He also made several mistakes in copying the end and reconstructing the beginning of line 2.
The physical shape of the monument and the type of dating suggest that it is a tombstone typical for Mountainous Crimea.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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