V 116. Bakla. Epitaph of Kapouskalos, XIII–XVth centuries C.E.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 70.0, W. 95.0, Th. 6.0.
Additional description
Notched in the centre of the front.
Place of Origin
Bakla.
Find place
Bakla.
Find context
Cruciform church, grave 5.
Find circumstances
1978, excavations of V.E. Rudakov.
Modern location
Bakhchisaray, Crimea.
Institution and inventory
Bakhchisaray State Historical and Cultural Preserve, 184/36994.
Autopsy
September 2006.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Lapidary style; minuscule letters. Alpha with a loop, mu with curving right hasta, pi with extended horizontal.
Letterheights (cm)
3.0–8.0.
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
XIII–XVth centuries C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><g ref="#stauros"/> Ὁ τάφος τοῦ
<lb n="2"/>Καπουσκαλ<supplied reason="lost">ου</supplied>
<lb n="3"/>πρεσ<unclear>β</unclear><supplied reason="lost">υτέρου</supplied>
<lb n="4"/><seg part="I">Μου</seg><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="5"/><w part="M">κλα</w><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>.
</ab>
</div> Translation
Grave of Kapouskal[os], presby[ter] of (?) Mou[...]
Commentary
1. This formula, which is unique for Crimea, is well attested in Christian epigraphy, including with reference to presbyters (Thierry 1963, 91; IG XIV, № 255a).
3-5. By analogy with V 122, V 201.1 and V 218.1 we can surmise that after the word "presbyter" followed an indication of the place of service. It is tempting to see traces of the word "Bakla" in line 5, but we do not know how far back this place name goes.
The type of inscription is similar to V 118, while the script resembles that of V 151.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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