V 198. Mariampol (?). Epitaph of Sauchatis, 1291 C.E.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 25.0, W. 27.0, Th. 11.0.
Additional description
Broken on all sides, except the right and back. Chipped on the surface, stained with whitewash.
Place of Origin
Mariampol (?).
Find place
Maryam-Dere.
Find context
Maryam-Dere, Kyrk-Yer (Salachik), Dürbe (mausoleum) of Khan Haci-Giray, by the east wall.
Find circumstances
2010, excavations of A.M. Ibragimova.
Modern location
Bakhchisaray, Crimea.
Institution and inventory
Bakhchisaray State Historical and Cultural Preserve, no inventory number.
Autopsy
July 2012.
Epigraphic field
Position
Within the inset field.
Lettering
Lapidary. Letters of varying heights.
Letterheights (cm)
1.0-2.5.
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
1291 C.E.
Dating criteria
Explicit date.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Ἐκοιμήθη ὁ δοῦλος
<roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName>
<lb n="2"/>Σαυχάτις <date>μηνὶ
<lb n="3"/>Ὀκτωβρίου <num value="5">ε</num>,
<lb n="4"/>ἔτους <num value="6800">ςω</num>, ὥρᾳ</date>
<lb n="5"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="3" unit="character"/>.
</ab>
</div> Translation
Fell asleep: a servant of God, Sauchatis, in the month of October, on the 5th, in the year 6800, in the [..] hour.
Commentary
The stone was found in the earth fill of the 2nd half of the XVIth century, in a layer below that in which V 197 was found. According to V.I. Baranov who had brought the monument to my attention, it might have been transported from Mariampol. Similar elements of design (zigzag and weave patterns) are found on V 197 from the same area.
1. The omission of an article before θ(εο)ῦ can be explained by the desire of the stone-cutter to fit in within the length of one line.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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