III 368. Chersonesos.Epitaph of Severas, end of II - early III century C.E.

Monument

Type

Panel. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H.53.0, W.37.0, Th.10.0.

Additional description

Rectangular panel with relief pediment and acroteria. Cut off at the bottom. In a rectangular inset area: male portrait in relief, up to the waist. Below the relief is a three-line inscription cut following ruled lines. 

Place of Origin

Chersonesos. 

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Southeast sector of Chersonesos, peribolos by Curtain Wall 19 of the fortification wall. 

Find circumstances

Found in 1900, excavations of K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich (НА НЗХТ, д. 9, л. 17, № 183; д. 29, л. 4, № 183). 

Modern location

Sevastopol. 

Institution and inventory

National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 3630. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Cursive and rectangular sigma, omega in the shape of upside down mu, word divisions. 

Letterheights (cm)

2.0

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

End of II - early III century C.E. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography. 

Editions

IOSPE IV 114; IOSPE I2 491. 

Edition

Σεβηρᾶς Λίλλω-
νος ὁ καὶ Λ̣ίλλις, ζή-
{ση̣}σας ἔ̣τη τριάκοντα • ζ´ •

Diplomatic

ΣΕΒΗΡΑΣΛΙΛΛΩ
ΝΟΣΟΚΑΙ.ΙΛΛΙΣΖΗ
Σ.ΣΑΣ.ΤΗΤΡΙΑΚΟΝΤΑ•Ζ•

EpiDoc (XML)

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   <ab>
      		<lb n="1"/>Σεβηρᾶς Λίλλω
      		<lb n="2" break="no"/>νος ὁ καὶ <unclear>Λ</unclear>ίλλις, ζή
      		<lb n="3" break="no"/><surplus>σ<unclear>η</unclear></surplus>σας <unclear>ἔ</unclear>τη <num value="37">τριάκοντα 
               <g ref="#stop"/> ζ</num> <g ref="#stop"/>
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   </div>
Commentaries

Latyshev1902, 61; Kieseritzky, Watzinger1909 № 482; Ivanova1941, 110; Античная скульптура Херсонеса1976 116, № 363; Solomonik1990, 88, № 89. 

 
Apparatus criticus

2: [Δ]ι[ᾶ]λις vel fortasse ΛίλλιςIOSPE; [Λ]ίλλιςKieseritzky
2-3: ΖΗ/ΣΗΣΑΣ lapis

Translation

Severas, son of Lillon, also known as Lillis, having lived 37 years.

 

Images

 

(cc)© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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