V 164. Kachi-Kalyon.Epitaph of an unknown, XIV–XVth centuries C.E.

Monument

Type

Rock wall. 

Material

Tempera on plaster. 

Dimensions (cm)

H.10.0, W.15.0.

Additional description

Chipped on the top and right. 

Place of Origin

Kachi-Kalyon. 

Find place

Kachi-Kalyon. 

Find context

Third grotto, semi-cave church, apse, northern (rock) wall, at a height of 120cm from the floor. 

Find circumstances

1933, survey of N.I. Repnikov. 

Modern location

In situ. 

Institution and inventory

In situ, no inventory number. 

Autopsy

September 2008. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Graffito; letters slightly angular; mu with slanting hastae. 

Letterheights (cm)

1.5.

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

XIV–XVth centuries C.E. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography, archaeological context. 

Editions

Unpublished. 

Edition

+ [Ἐκοι]μή[θη ὁ δοῦ-]
λος τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ [---] ηο[ς].
μηνὺ Σεπτεβρ[ίῳ]
[εἰ]ς τὰ [..].

Diplomatic

+[....]ΜΗ[......-]
ΛΟΣΤΟΥΘΥ[---]ΗΟ[.]
ΜΗΝΥΣΕΠΤΕΒΡ[..]
[..]ΣΤΑ[··]

EpiDoc (XML)

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      <lb n="1"/><g ref="#stauros"/>
      <supplied reason="lost">Ἐκοι</supplied>μή<supplied reason="lost">θη</supplied>
      <supplied reason="lost">ὁ</supplied> <supplied reason="lost">δοῦ</supplied><lb n="2" break="no"/>λος τοῦ
      <roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName>
      <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      <seg part="F">ηο<supplied reason="lost">ς</supplied></seg>.
      <lb n="3"/><date> μηνὺ
      <rs type="month" ref="sep">Σεπτεβρ<supplied reason="lost">ίῳ</supplied></rs>
      <lb n="4"/><supplied reason="lost">εἰ</supplied>ς τὰ
      <num><gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character"/></num></date>.
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Translation

Fell asleep: a servant of God, [...]ios... of September.

 

Commentary

For the context of find, see Repnikov 1935, 108.

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

For the date, see commentary to V 161.

 

Images

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