III 589. Kalos Limen. Epitaph of Artemidoros, son of Hephaistios, 2nd half of IV - early III century B.C.Е.

Monument

Type

Stele. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H. 48.0, W. 31.0, Th. 14.0.

Place of Origin

Kalos Limen. 

Find place

Chernomorskoye, Northwest Crimea. 

Find context

North shore of Ak-Mechet Bay (lifted from the bottom of the sea). 

Find circumstances

Random find in 2008. 

Modern location

Chernomorskoye, Crimea. 

Institution and inventory

Historical-Archeological Preserve “Kalos Limen”., No number.. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Sloppily cut; uneven letters. 

Letterheights (cm)

3

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

2nd half of IV - early III century B.C.Е. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography, orthography, , . 

Editions

Kutaysov 2011 73, № 3 (маюскульная копия). 

Edition

Ἀρτιμίδωρος (pro Ἀρτεμίδωρος)
Ἁφαιστίο (pro Ἁφαιστίου)

Diplomatic

ΑΡΤΙΜΙΔΩΡΟΣ
ΑΦΑΙΣΤΙΟ

EpiDoc (XML)

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Translation

Artemidoros, (son) of Hephaistios.

 

Images

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