V 208. Tepe-Kermen. Inscription of an unknown monk, 1471–1472 C.E.
Monument
Type
Wall.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 48.0, W. 27.0.
Additional description
Inset panel (depth 1cm) carved in a rock face. The surface is chipped.
Place of Origin
Tepe-Kermen.
Find place
Tepe-Kermen.
Find context
"Church on the ledge," southwest wall, between the niche and the passage in room 7.
Find circumstances
Before 1997
Modern location
In situ.
Institution and inventory
In situ, no inventory number.
Autopsy
September 2008.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Lapidary; minuscule letters, filled in with ochre.
Letterheights (cm)
1.3–3.4.
Text
Category
Unknown.
Date
1471–1472 C.E.
Dating criteria
Explicit date.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><g ref="#stauros"/> <date><expan><abbr><unclear>Ἔτ</unclear></abbr><ex>ους</ex></expan>
<num value="6980"><unclear>ςϠπ</unclear></num></date>.
<lb n="2"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/> <w part="I">χαρ</w><lb n="3" break="no"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character"/>
<unclear>ὁ</unclear> <supplied reason="lost">δ</supplied><unclear>οῦ</unclear>λος
<lb n="4"/><unclear>σ</unclear><supplied reason="lost">ου</supplied> <gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character"/>
<unclear>ὁ</unclear> <unclear>μο</unclear>να<lb n="5" break="no"/><unclear>χ</unclear><supplied reason="lost">ὸς</supplied> <gap reason="lost" extent="uncertain" unit="character"/>
<lb n="6"/><gap reason="lost" extent="uncertain" unit="character"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="2" unit="character"/>
<gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character"/><supplied reason="lost">ἀπ</supplied>ὸ
<lb/><space unit="character"/>
<lb n="7"/>τοῦ ἀγ<unclear>ῶν</unclear>ος ἀ<lb n="8" break="no"/>βαστ<supplied reason="lost">άκτ</supplied><unclear>ου</unclear>
<w part="I"><unclear>τ</unclear><lb n="9" break="no"/>ο͂</w> <supplied reason="lost">σ</supplied>ου
<unclear>ἐ</unclear><supplied reason="lost" cert="low">λέει</supplied><gap reason="illegible" quantity="3" unit="character"/>
<lb n="10"/><orig>Σ</orig><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="11"/><orig>Π</orig><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>.
</ab>
</div> Translation
In the year 6980... your servant... monk... From an unbearable suffering by His grace...
Commentary
Mogarichev (1997, 87, fig. 344-45) was the first to mention the inscription in print.
The script is similar to that of V 204.
1. On the date appearing at the start of the inscription, compare V 174.
10-12. It is clear that the text contained a plea to God, but the overall character of this inscription is uncertain.
This inscription is yet another piece of evidence for the existence of a monastery at Tepe-Kermen (see commentary to V 204).
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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