III 262. Chersonesos. Epitaph of Her[---], 2nd half of III century B.C.Е.

Monument

Type

Stele. 

Material

Marble. 

Dimensions (cm)

H. 7.0, W. 7.0, Th. 4.0.

Additional description

Broken on the right. The epigraphic field is framed by relief border (chipped off on the left) 

Place of Origin

Chersonesos. 

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

In the western sector of the citadel of Chersonesos, near the fortification wall. Inset into a limestone stele. 

Find circumstances

Found in 1906, excavations of K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich 

Modern location

Sevastopol. 

Institution and inventory

National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 34898. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Letters have sligtly curved strokes with flaring of the ends; pi with rightward extended horizontal and short right vertical, four-bar sigma with splayed bars. 

Letterheights (cm)

1.2

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

2nd half of III century B.C.Е. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography. 

Editions

Latyshev 1907 35, № 13; IOSPE I2 514. 

Edition

Ἡρ[---]
Ἀπο[---]
Ἀριστ[--- γυνά]

Diplomatic

ΗΡ[---]
ΑΠΟ[---]
ΑΡΙΣΤ[---....]

EpiDoc (XML)

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   <ab>
      	<lb n="1"/><seg part="I">Ἡρ</seg><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/> 
      	<lb n="2"/><seg part="I">Ἀπο</seg><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      	<lb n="3"/><seg part="I">Ἀριστ</seg><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      <supplied reason="lost"> γυνά</supplied>
   </ab>
   </div>
 
Apparatus criticus

Translation

Her[---], (daughter of) Apo[---], wife of Arist[---].

 

Images

 

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