V 154. Kalamita. Graffiti on a wall, XIII–XVII C.E.

Monument

Type

Rock wall. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H. 83.0, W. 48.0.

Additional description

Unknown. The surface is damaged. 

Place of Origin

Kalamita. 

Find place

Inkerman. 

Find context

Monastyrskaya rock, St. George Church (?). 

Find circumstances

1870s, survey of D.M. Strukov. 

Modern location

In situ (?). 

Institution and inventory

In situ (?), no inventory number. 

Autopsy

Non vidi. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Graffito. Alpha with a loop and with broken crossbar, beta with vertically spaced loops, elongated kappa. 

Letterheights (cm)

1.8–12.5.

Text

Category

Unknown. 

Date

XIII–XVII C.E. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography. 

Editions

Unpublished. 

Edition

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Ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ...
.. π̣ροδ[ρόμ..] ... Χ(ριστ)ῷ μ-
5η̣νὶ Ν[ο]ε̣βρ[ίῳ ---]
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vac.
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vac.
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Diplomatic

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ΑΙΩ···
··.ΡΟΔ[...··]···ΧΩΜ
5.ΝΙΝ[.].ΒΡ[..---]
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EpiDoc (XML)

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Translation

... Saint John... the Precursor... to Christ, in November...

 

Commentary

The reading is based on a single transcription of D.M. Strukov (Manuscript Archive, Institute for History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences f. Р–I, № 619, l. 6). Most letters cannot be made out, and for this reason the category of the text remains unclear.

 

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