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
Latyshev1907 35, № 13; IOSPE I2 514.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<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[---].
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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