V 211. Cherkes-Kermen. Epitaph of a donator, ca. 1351–1352 or 1381–1382 C.E.
Monument
Type
Fresco.
Material
Tempera on plaster.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 3.5, W. 10.0.
Additional description
Chipped at the bottom.
Place of Origin
Cherkes-Kermen.
Find place
Cherkes-Kermen.
Find context
"Church of Donators," northwest corner.
Find circumstances
Before 1896, survey of Yu.A. Kulakovsky.
Modern location
In situ.
Institution and inventory
In situ, no inventory number.
Autopsy
September 2003.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Dipinto, white paint over blue background; elongated pointy letters.
Letterheights (cm)
3.5.
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
Ca. 1351–1352 or 1381–1382 C.E.
Dating criteria
Date of V 209.
Editions
L1. Latyshev 1896, 124–125, № 43a-z; 1.1. Latyshev 1897, 152; 2. Vinogradov 2004, 129.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Ἐκοιμήθη <supplied reason="lost">ἡ δούλη</supplied>
<lb n="2"/>τοῦ
<supplied reason="lost"><roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName>
ἡ δεῖνα</supplied> <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>.
</ab>
</div> Apparatus criticus
1: Ἐκοιμήθη Latyshev
1-2: [ἡ ... δεῖνα: om. Latyshev, Kulakovsky apud Latyshev
Translation
Fell asleep: a servant of God...
Commentary
Line 3 in the transcription of Kulakovsky most likely does not belong to this inscription. Rather it is an image-related inscription accompanying the image of St. George. See also commentary to V 212.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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