V 113. Bakla.Invocation of an unknown, IX-Х centuries C.E.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
Marl.
Dimensions (cm)
H.27.0, W.20.0, Th.11.0.
Additional description
Broken on the top and left; chipped on the back.
Place of Origin
Bakla.
Find place
Bakla.
Find context
Unknown.
Find circumstances
Unknown.
Modern location
Simferopol, Crimea.
Institution and inventory
Central Museum of Tavrida, no inventory number.
Autopsy
September 1999.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Graffito, letters are uneven.
Letterheights (cm)
0.8–1.8.
Text
Category
Invocative inscription.
Date
IX-Х centuries C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><roleName><expan><abbr>Κ</abbr><ex>ύρι</ex><abbr>ε</abbr></expan></roleName>,
<unclear>βοήθη</unclear> τὸν <unclear>δ</unclear><supplied reason="lost">οῦλόν</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost">σου τὸν δεῖνα</supplied>.
</ab>
</div>Translation
Lord, help your servant...
Commentary
In the 1990s, the monument was in the care of the Crimean Branch of the Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. After the transfer of the epigraphic collection to the Central Museum of Tavrida it has not been possible to locate the monument.
In terms of the material and the script, the monument resembles the tombstone of Theodore and Tzalbanda, also from Bakla (V 115).
1. On the formula, see Introduction IV.3.E.a.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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