III 112. Chersonesos.Dedication to Egyptian gods, late III - early II century B.C.Е.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
Marble.
Dimensions (cm)
H.26.0, W.17.5, Th.7.5.
Additional description
Fully preserved; some dents on the surface. Traces of lime on the back, top and bottom surfaces. The front is polished.
Place of Origin
Chersonesos.
Find place
Sevastopol (Chersonesos).
Find context
Northeast sector of the citadel of Chersonesos, Block 96 (Enclosure 8, water cistern).
Find circumstances
Found in 1993, excavations of M.I. Zolotarev.
Modern location
Sevastopol.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 94/37261.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Alpha with straight crossbar, mu with slanting outer hastae and short inner hastae, nu with slightly shorter right vertical; serifs.
Letterheights (cm)
1.0
Text
Category
Dedcatory.
Date
Late III - early II century B.C.Е.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Vinogradov, Zolotarev1999, 360 (= Vinogradov, Zolotarev2000, 284); SEG 50, 691.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Χάρμιππος
Πρυτάνιος
<lb n="2"/>κατ’ ἐπίταγμα
<lb n="3"/>Σαράπι <space extent="unknown" unit="character"/>,
Ἴσι <space extent="unknown" unit="character"/>,
Ἀνούβι.
</ab>
</div>
Apparatus criticus
Translation
Charmippos, (son of) Prytanis, (dedicated), in accordance with divine command, to Sarapis, Isis, Anubis.
Commentary
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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