V 25. Cherson. Dedication of unknown, 2nd half of VI–VIIth century C.E.
Monument
Type
Cornice.
Material
White fine-grained marble.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 6.5, W. 9.5, Th. 13.5.
Additional description
Moulded cornice. Broken off on all sides (including the back) except the top.
Place of Origin
Cherson.
Find place
Unknown.
Find context
Unknown.
Find circumstances
Unknown.
Modern location
Sevastopol, Crimea.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 87/36504.
Autopsy
May 1999, August 2001, September 2002, September 2003, September 2004, September 2005, September 2006, September 2007.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the flat-faced band of moulding.
Lettering
Lapidary. Letters are uneven, accentuated with serifs. Rectangular epsilon and sigma; V-shaped upsilon with curving hastae, leaning to the right.
Letterheights (cm)
1.7.
Text
Category
Dedication.
Date
2nd half of VI–VIIth century C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><g ref="#stauros"/> <supplied reason="lost">Ὑπ</supplied>ὲρ εὐχῆς
<supplied reason="lost">τοῦ δεῖνος</supplied> <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
</ab>
</div> Translation
For the prayer of...
Commentary
On the formula, see IV.3.B.b. It is possible that an extended formula, including "and for salvation" or "and for the forgiveness of sins" was used. The inscription on the cornice points with a good degree of certainty to the ktitor of the Early Byzantine church as dedicator. Which church we cannot determine. The inscription is not skillfully executed. On the basis of palaeography (rectangular epsilon and sigma, v-shaped upsilon) it is close to V 7 and dates to the 2nd half of the VI-VIIth centuries; the v-shaped upsilon leaning to the right is also similar to V 19.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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