V 74. Cherson. Epitaph of an unknown, VI–VIIth centuries C.E.

Monument

Type

Panel. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H. 20.0, W. 10.0, Th. 8.0.

Additional description

Broken on the right and bottom. 

Place of Origin

Cherson. 

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Necropolis by the Quarantine Bay, soil heap, upper layers. 

Find circumstances

1908, excavations of R. Ch. Loeper. 

Modern location

Unknown. 

Institution and inventory

Unknown. 

Autopsy

Non vidi. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Lapidary. Alpha with broken crossbar. 

Letterheights (cm)

4.0.

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

VI–VIIth centuries C.E. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography. 

Editions

L1. Latyshev 1909, 46, № 7. 

Edition

Ἐν[θάδε κα-]
τά[κειται]
[ὁ δεῖνα ---]

Diplomatic

ΕΝ[......-]
ΤΑ[......]
[......---]

EpiDoc (XML)

<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
   <ab>
      <lb n="1"/>Ἐν<supplied reason="lost">θάδε</supplied> <supplied reason="lost"> κα</supplied><lb n="2" break="no"/>τά<supplied reason="lost">κειται</supplied>
      <lb n="3"/><supplied reason="lost">ὁ</supplied> <supplied reason="lost">δεῖνα</supplied> <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
   </ab>
   </div>

Translation

Here lies [...]

 

Commentary

On the formula, see IV.3.F.d. Unfortunately, disappearance of the stone prevents us from a further investigation of the inscription.

 

Images

 Drawing of face (from ??)

(cc) © 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
You may download this inscription in EpiDoc XML. (This file should validate to the EpiDoc schema.)