I 49. Tyras. Incertum, II - III century C.E.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
Marble, white with grayish tinge.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 8.5, W. 9.8, Th. 4.8-5.2.
Additional description
The front and back are polished, the other sides broken off. On the front - Greek inscription I 46. The back is reused for Latin inscription. In this secondary use, the marble panel served as panelling for a wall, to which it was attached with cement; its traces are clearly visible.
Place of Origin
Tyras.
Find place
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky.
Find context
Grid square 216, east.
Find circumstances
Found in 1947, excavations L.D. Dmitrov.
Modern location
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky.
Institution and inventory
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Regional Studies Museum, А-5832 (1000).
Autopsy
A.I. Ivantchik, August 2006.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front. Broken off on all sides. H. 7.0, W. 9.4
Lettering
Deeply, evenly and neatly cut letters, adorned with serifs. R with unclosed loop; oval elongated O. Average distance between lines: 0,7cm.
Letterheights (cm)
4.7
Text
Category
Incertum.
Date
II - III century C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Ineditum.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="la">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/> <gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/> <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="2"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/>
<orig>RO<unclear>M</unclear></orig><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="3"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/> <gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/> <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="3a"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
</ab>
</div> Apparatus criticus
Translation
Not attempted.
Images
© 2017 Askold Ivantchik (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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