III 215. Chersonesos.Epitaph of Aba, 2nd half of IV - early III century B.C.Е.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H.75.0, W.29.0, Th.16.0.
Additional description
On the front, between the cornice and rosettes.
Place of Origin
Chersonesos.
Find place
Sevastopol (Chersonesos).
Find context
Southeast sector of Chersonesos, during the archaeological investigation of Curtain wall 19. Removed from the second row of foundation blocks of Curtain Wall 19, corresponding to the 4th construction period.
Find circumstances
Found in 2008. Excavations of V.G. Samoylenko.
Modern location
Sevastopol.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 104/37545.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front, between the cornice and rosettes.
Lettering
Nu with short right hasta, omicron smaller than other letters, ypsilon with widely spalyed diagonals; absence of decorative elements at the ends of letterstrokes.
Letterheights (cm)
1.5-2.0
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
2nd half of IV - early III century B.C.Е.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Makarov, Samoylenko2013b, 65, № 1.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Ἄβα
<lb n="2"/>Νεομηνίου,
<lb n="3"/>Ὑπίου
<lb n="4"/>γυνά.
</ab>
</div>
Apparatus criticus
Translation
Aba, (daughter of) Neomenios, wife of Hypios.
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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