V 135. Fot-Sala.Epitaph of Ikanisa (?), 1291–1292 C.E.

Monument

Type

Stele. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H.31.0, W.28.5, Th.unknown.

Additional description

On the front - relief cross. Broken at the top, letters are weathered. 

Place of Origin

Fot-Sala. 

Find place

Golubinka. 

Find context

1.5km to the northeast, the area of Civizlik, Kilse-bair Tract, church, cemetery. 

Find circumstances

1914, survey of M.I. Skubetov. 

Modern location

Unknown. 

Institution and inventory

Unknown. 

Autopsy

Non vidi. 

Epigraphic field 1

Position

In the lower left corner. 

Lettering

Lapidary. Alpha with a loop, mu minuscule, among others. Ligature: mu-iota. 

Epigraphic field 2

Position

In the lower right corner. 

Lettering

See field 1. 

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

1291–1292 C.E. 

Dating criteria

Explicit date. 

Editions

L1. Latyshev1916, 3–4, № 4, fig. 4. 

Edition

1
+ Ἐκη[μίθι]
+ Ἐκημίθι ἡ δ[ού-]
[λη] τ(οῦ) θ(εο)ῦ Ἠ̣καν̣-
η̣σ̣α (?), θ̣υ̣γατέ-
5ρ̣α̣ [τοῦ] Το...
[---]α[---],
ἔ̣το̣υ̣[ς]. ͵ς̣ω´
2
+ Ἐκημίθι
[---].

Diplomatic

1
+ΕΚΗ[....]
+ΕΚΗΜΙΘΙΗΔ[..-]
[..]ΤΘΥ.ΚΑ.
..Α(?)..ΓΑΤΕ
5..[...]ΤΟ···
[---]Α[---]
.Τ..[.].Ω
2
+ΕΚΗΜΙΘΙ
[---]

EpiDoc (XML)

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      <ab>
      <lb n="1"/><g ref="#stauros"/> Ἐκη<supplied reason="lost">μίθι</supplied>
      <lb n="2"/><g ref="#stauros"/> Ἐκημίθι ἡ
      δ<supplied reason="lost">ού</supplied>
      <lb n="3" break="no"/><supplied reason="lost">λη</supplied>
      <expan><abbr>τ</abbr><ex>οῦ</ex></expan> 
      <roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName> 
      <unclear>Ἠ</unclear>κα<unclear>ν</unclear><lb n="4" break="no"/><unclear>ησ</unclear>α <note>?</note>,
      <unclear>θυ</unclear>γατέ<lb n="5" break="no"/><unclear>ρα</unclear> <supplied reason="lost">τοῦ</supplied>
      <seg part="I">Το</seg><gap reason="illegible" quantity="3" unit="character"/>
      <lb n="6"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/><w part="Y">α</w><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>,
      <lb n="7"/><date><unclear>ἔ</unclear>τ<unclear>ου</unclear><supplied reason="lost">ς</supplied>.
      <num value="6800"><unclear>ς</unclear>ω</num></date>
      </ab>
   </div>
<div type="textpart" subtype="section" n="2">
      <ab>
      <lb n="1"/><g ref="#stauros"/> Ἐκημίθι
      <lb n="2"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>.
      </ab>
   </div>

Translation

1

Fell asleep. Fell asleep: a servant of God, Ikanisa (?), daughter of To..., in the year 6800.

2

Fell asleep...

 

Commentary

The inscription was published by Latyshev on the basis of a drawing and an estampage made by Skubetov. At present, the inscriptions can no longer be found at that cemetery (we owe this information to the kindness of S.V. Kharitonov).

1–3. On the formula, see Introduction IV.3.F.e.

3–4. The name is restored hypothetically (cf. Ikoumanisa V 136, also from this area).

4–5. On the confusion of grammatical cases, cf. V 136.

7.The drawing shows no letters after the omega at the end of the line.

The inscription consisted of about 6 lines of text.

 

Images

 Drawing of face 1(from ??)

(cc)© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
You may download this inscription in EpiDoc XML. (This file should validate to theEpiDoc schema.)