V 191. Theodoro. Epitaph of an unknown, X-XVth century C.E.

Monument

Type

Panel. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

Th. 8.0.

Additional description

Circular panel with inset circular field surrounded by relief border. An inset cross inscribed into the inset circle at a greater depth. Broken at the top and bottom, chipped on the surface. 

Place of Origin

Theodoro. 

Find place

Mangup. 

Find context

Basilica. 

Find circumstances

1938, excavations of M.A. Tikhanova. 

Modern location

Bakhchisaray, Crimea. 

Institution and inventory

Bakhchisaray State Historical and Cultural Preserve, 6246/12996. 

Autopsy

September 2005. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the border. 

Lettering

Lapidary. Y-shaped upsilon. 

Letterheights (cm)

1.3.

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

X-XVth century C.E. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography. 

Editions

Unpublished. 

Edition

[Ἐ]κ̣υ̣μ̣ύ̣θυ τὸ π̣[αιδίον? ὁ δεῖνα μ]ινὴ Ἰο̣υ̣ν̣ήου θ´.

Diplomatic

[.]....ΘΥΤΟ.[.............]ΙΝΗΙ...ΗΟΥΘ

EpiDoc (XML)

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   <ab>
      <lb n="1"/><supplied reason="lost">Ἐ</supplied><unclear>κυμύ</unclear>θυ
      τὸ 
      <unclear>π</unclear><supplied reason="lost" cert="low">αιδίον</supplied> 
      <supplied reason="lost">ὁ δεῖνα</supplied>
      <date><supplied reason="lost">μ</supplied>ινὴ
      <rs type="month" ref="iun">Ἰ<unclear>ουν</unclear>ήου</rs> 
      <num value="9">θ</num></date>.
   </ab>
   </div>

Translation

Fell asleep: a ch[ild...], 9th of June.

 

Commentary

A drawing of the inscription is preserved among the papers of M. Ya. Choref in Bakhchisaray Historical and Cultural Preserve: he might have been preparing it for publication. On the formula, see IV.3.F.e. The stone was probably intended for insertion into a wall.

 

Images

 Photograph of face

(cc) © 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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