V 143. Laki.Epitaph of Soltyk-rais (?), 1362 C.E.

Monument

Type

Stele. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H.118.0, W.37.0, Th.28.0.

Additional description

On the front - ornamented cross in an arch, and an arched niche below the cross. The surface is weathered. 

Place of Origin

Laki. 

Find place

Laki. 

Find context

To the west of Holy Trinity church, necropolis. 

Find circumstances

1915-1916, survey of M.I. Skubetov. 

Modern location

Unknown. 

Institution and inventory

Unknown. 

Autopsy

Non vidi. 

Epigraphic field

Position

In the niche. 

Lettering

Unknown. 

Letterheights (cm)

2.3.

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

1362 C.E. 

Dating criteria

Explicit date. 

Editions

L1. Latyshev1918, 35–37, № 5. 

Edition

Ἐκοιμί[θη] ὁ δοῦ[λος]
[τ]οῦ θ(εο)ῦ Σολτὴκ-
ῥα[ΐζ]η[ς?] ἱερ[ῷ] τῇ ὑ-
πνί[ῳ], τ[οῦ] Τσιμουκτι
5Καμαρεύς, ἐν μ(ηνὶ)
Σεπτε[μβρίῳ] ιε´, ἔτι
͵ςωο´, (ἰνδικτιῶνος) ιε´.

Diplomatic

ΕΚΟΙΜΙ[..]ΟΔΟΥ[...]
[.]ΟΥΘΥΣΟΛΤΗΚ
ΡΑ[..]Η[.]ΙΕΡ[.]ΤΗΥ
ΠΝΙ[.]Τ[..]ΤΣΙΜΟΥΚΤΙ
5ΚΑΜΑΡΕΥΣΕΝΜ
ΣΕΠΤΕ[.....]ΙΕΕΤΙ
ΣΩΟΙΕ

EpiDoc (XML)

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      <lb n="1"/>Ἐκοιμί<supplied reason="lost">θη</supplied> ὁ δοῦ<supplied reason="lost">λος</supplied>
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      <lb n="5"/>Καμαρεύς, ἐν <date><expan><abbr>μ</abbr><ex>ηνὶ</ex></expan>
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Apparatus criticus

3-4: ... ἱερ(εὺς) ...Latyshev

Translation

Fell asleep: a servant of God, Soltyk-rais (?), in holy sleep (?), son of Tsimoukti, from Kamara, on the 15th of September, in the year 6870, in the 15th indiction.

 

Commentary

Latyshev relied on the photograph and estampage made by Skubetov. Another, twin stele, according to Skubetov, was illegible.

1–2. On the formula, see Introduction IV.3.F.e.

2-4. In the absence of either a photo or a drawing, the restoration of lines 3 and 4 is hypothetical.

5. Latyshev suggested that the deceased was from the village Qamara (modern Oboronnoye) in Southeast Crimea.

6. Dating by indiction is known at Laki from another inscription: V 142

 

(cc)© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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