V 192. Theodoro.Epitaph of Thekla, IХ–XIth centuries C.E.

Monument

Type

Unknown. 

Material

Unknown. 

Dimensions (cm)

H.unknown, W.50.0, Th.unknown.

Additional description

Unknown. 

Place of Origin

Theodoro. 

Find place

Mangup. 

Find context

Basilica by the water reservoir; between the middle and south apse, on a flat pedestal; in secondary use. 

Find circumstances

1984, excavations of V.A. Sidorenko. 

Modern location

Simferopol, Crimea. 

Institution and inventory

Central Museum of Tavrida, 14629. 

Autopsy

Non vidi. 

Epigraphic field

Position

Unknown. 

Lettering

Lapidary, slightly leaning to the R. Letters are slightly elongated, loops are pointy. Alpha with a loop, the right stroke of lambda protrudes upwards and left. 

Letterheights (cm)

0.8–1.5.

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

IХ–XIth centuries C.E. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography, formula. 

Editions

L1. Sidorenko2010, № 17. 

Edition

+ Ἐτελεύτησεν ἡ
δούλη τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ Θέ-
κλα, σύμβηος τοῦ [δού-]
λου τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ .. ? .. εἰς
5τὰ .. ? .., ἡμέρᾳ ---.

Diplomatic

+ΕΤΕΛΕΥΤΗΣΕΝΗ
ΔΟΥΛΗΤΟΥΘΥΘΕ
ΚΛΑΣΥΜΒΗΟΣΤΟΥ[...-]
ΛΟΥΤΟΥΘΥ.. ? ..ΕΙΣ
5ΤΑ.. ? ..ΗΜΕΡΑ---

EpiDoc (XML)

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    <lb n="1"/><g ref="#stauros"/> Ἐτελεύτησεν ἡ
    <lb n="2"/>δούλη τοῦ <roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName> Θέ
    <lb n="3" break="no"/>κλα, σύμβηος τοῦ <supplied reason="lost">δού</supplied>
    <lb n="4" break="no"/>λου τοῦ <roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName> <gap reason="illegible" extent="3" unit="character"/> εἰς
    <lb n="5"/>τὰ <date><num><gap reason="illegible" extent="1" unit="character"/></num>, ἡμέρᾳ <gap reason="illegible" extent="unknown" unit="character"/></date>.
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Apparatus criticus

1-5: + Ἐτελει(ώ)της (sic!) ἐν Κ(υ)ρ(ίῳ) δοῦλος τοῦ [Θ(εο)ῦ …]Sidorenko

Translation

Died: a servant of God, Thekla, the wife of a servant of God.., in.., at...

 

Commentary

1-2. On the formula, see Introduction IV.3.F.f. It occurs in dated inscriptions of Crimea after the mid-XIth century C.E.

2. A popular Christian name Thekla is not otherwise attested in Crimea.

4-5. At the end of the inscription we should expect a reference to the day of the month and day of the week.

 

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