V 147. Laki. Commemoration of John, 1413 C.E.
Monument
Type
Wall block.
Material
Limestone.
Additional description
On the front - patriarchal cross on a base. Condition unknown.
Place of Origin
Laki.
Find place
Laki.
Find context
Holy Trinity church, southeast apse, external wall.
Find circumstances
Summer of 1895, survey of Yu. A. Kulakovsky.
Modern location
Unknown.
Institution and inventory
Unknown.
Autopsy
Non vidi.
Epigraphic field
Position
Below the cross.
Lettering
Lapidary. Ligatures.
Text
Category
Commemoration.
Date
1413 C.E.
Dating criteria
Explicit date.
Editions
L1. Latyshev 1896, 69, №63; 1.1. Millet 1900, № 63; 2. Latyshev 1898, 231; 1.2. Solomonik 1991, 173.
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<lb n="1"/><g ref="#stauros"/> <expan><abbr>Ἠωά</abbr><ex>ννης</ex></expan> <date><expan><abbr>ἔτου</abbr><ex>ς</ex></expan> <num value="6821">ςϠκα</num></date>.
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</div> Apparatus criticus
Ἠωά(ννης): ἔτου(ς)] ... Latyshev; Ἰεσηιδου Millet; Λεόνδου Solomonik
Translation
Ioa(nnes). In the year 6921.
Commentary
This inscription most likely belongs to the category of commemorative graffiti on sacred objects. The apse (especially its south side) of a church is a favorite place for such graffiti (see, e.g., the church in Kudrino (former Shury), which tend to be representational (ships, horses, etc.) rather than verbal. At the same time, we cannot exclude the possibility that in this case we might be dealing with a funerary inscription consisting of a short formula.
The reading of the name, both in Millet and Solomonik is based on the transcription of Kulakovsky (Latyshev 1896), and does not take into account the transcription of Bertye-Delagard, published by Latyshev two years later. In the latter, the first three letters, as well as the word "year," can be clearly read. On the name John, see commentary to V 108.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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