V 197. Mariampol.Epitaph of So–k–an and Moursa Irpanas, late XIII – early XIVth centuries C.E.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H.106.0, W.36.0, Th.19.0.
Additional description
Rectangular stele, rounded at the top. On the front: foliate cross on a base and an oil lamp, both cut in low relief; an ornamental raised border runs the perimeter.
Place of Origin
Mariampol.
Find place
Maryam-Dere.
Find context
Maryam-Dere, Kyrk-Yer (Salachik), Dürbe (mausoleum) of Khan Haci-Giray, by the east wall, earth fill.
Find circumstances
2003, excavations of A.M. Ibragimova.
Modern location
Bakhchisaray, Crimea.
Institution and inventory
Bakhchisaray State Historical and Cultural Preserve, no inventory number.
Autopsy
September 2007, September 2009.
Epigraphic field 1
Position
Within inset panel, under the image of the oil lamp.
Lettering
Lapidary. Delta and lambda with vertical right hastae and with capping horizontal bar pointing left, mu with T-shaped middle. Ligatures, abbreviations.
Letterheights (cm)
0.5–2.5.
Epigraphic field 2
Position
To the right of the base of the cross.
Lettering
Graffito; slightly leaning letters. Alpha with capping horizontal bar pointing left, lambda with vertical right hasta and with capping horizontal bar pointing left, mu with T-shaped middle. Ligatures, abbreviations.
Letterheights (cm)
0.5–2.5.
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
Late XIII – early XIVth centuries C.E.
Dating criteria
Type of gravestone, palaeography.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="textpart" subtype="section" n="1">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><expan><abbr>Ἐκημή</abbr><ex>θη</ex></expan> ὁ
δοῦλως τοῦ
<lb n="2"/><roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName>
Σο<gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/>κ<gap reason="illegible" quantity="2" unit="character"/>αν
δηὰ τοὺς τε<lb n="3" break="no"/>θνικώτας π<unclear>αρὰ</unclear> τοῦ
<expan><abbr>κ</abbr><ex>υρίο</ex><abbr>υ</abbr></expan> ἐν
αὐ<lb n="4" break="no"/>τῖ, ἐν <date> μινὶ <rs type="month" ref="iun">Ἰουνίῳ</rs> εἰς τὰ
<lb n="5"/><num value="5">ε</num></date> <g ref="#dipunct"/> <gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character"/>
<roleName><expan><abbr><supplied reason="lost">θ</supplied></abbr><supplied reason="lost"><ex>ε</ex></supplied><abbr>ῷ</abbr></expan></roleName>
<expan><abbr>εὔχ</abbr><ex>εσ</ex><abbr>θε</abbr></expan>
<expan><ex>καὶ</ex></expan>
<lb n="6"/>μακαρίζετε τῷ
<expan><abbr>Σ</abbr><ex>αβα</ex><abbr>ώθ</abbr></expan>.
</ab>
</div><div type="textpart" subtype="section" n="2">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Εἰς
Μουρ<lb n="2" break="no"/>σὰν Ιρπά<lb n="3" break="no"/>να πρὸς τοῦ
<expan><abbr>π</abbr><ex>ατ</ex><abbr>ρός</abbr></expan>
<lb n="4"/>του.
</ab>
</div>Translation
Fell asleep: a servant of God, So.k.an, among the dead, by the side of the Lord, here, on the 5th of June; Pray to [God] and bless Sabaoth.
2For Moursa, son of Irpanas, in addition to his father.
Commentary
The stone was found in a layer of earth fill and probably originates from the cemetery of Mariampol located up the valley. Dürbe was built in 1466. This is one of the most richly decorated tombstones known from Mountainous Crimea. In its decoration (zigzag and weave patterns) it resembles V 198 (possibly from the same area).
1–2. On the formula, see Introduction IV.3.F.e.
2-4. The additional phrase "among the dead, by the side of the Lord" is unique in epigaphy.
5-6. The concluding formula is also unique.
Text 2 is without a doubt an addendum to Text 1. Such an addendum is found on another tombstone in Mountainous Crimea: V 140.
4. The use of του in place of αὐτοῦ is a colloquial feature.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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