V 206. Tepe-Kermen. Epitaph of Sophia, Ania and Simon, XIV–XVth centuries C.E.

Monument

Type

Rock wall. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H. 15.0, W. 32.0.

Additional description

Fully preserved, covered by modern graffiti. 

Place of Origin

Tepe-Kermen. 

Find place

Tepe-Kermen. 

Find context

"Church with sacristy", apse, north-eastern wall. 

Find circumstances

1913, survey of N.A. Borovko. 

Modern location

In situ. 

Institution and inventory

In situ, no inventory number. 

Autopsy

September 2001, September 2005, September 2009. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Graffito; slightly elongated and pointy letters. Alpha with a loop (sometimes pointy), wide mu. 

Letterheights (cm)

1.5–3.0.

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

XIV–XVth centuries C.E. 

Dating criteria

Architectural context. 

Editions

L1. Vinogradov 2002, 56. 

Edition

Ὑπ(ὲρ)
ἀναπαύσ(εως)
Σοφία.
Ὑ(πὲρ) ἀναπαύ-
5σεως Ἀνία.
Ὑπ(ὲρ) Σύμον.

Diplomatic

ΥΠ
ΑΝΑΠΑΥΣ
ΣΟΦΙΑ
ΥΑΝΑΠΑΥ
5ΣΕΩΣΑΝΙΑ
ΥΠΣΥΜΟΝ

EpiDoc (XML)

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      <lb n="3"/>Σοφία.
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      <lb n="6"/><expan><abbr>Ὑπ</abbr><ex>ὲρ</ex></expan> Σύμον.
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Apparatus criticus

4: Ἄννα Vinogradov

Translation

For the resting of Sophia. For the resting of Ania. For Simon.

 

Commentary

The position of letters in zigzag pattern is unique.

On the formula, see Introduction IV.3.F.a.

A well known Christian name Sophia is not otherwise known in Crimea. The name Ania is not known from other sources; it might be a local variant of the name Anna. The name Simon (here Symon) (cf. V 62) is a variant of Simeonos, known from V 110 and V 124.

If the position of the inscription in the altar area is indicative, then Sophia, Ania and Simon might have been ktitores, and the inscription could be identified as dedicatory. It is also possible that three burials in the floor of the church belong to these individuals. We cannot exclude the possibility that the three parts of the inscription were carved at different times. On the date of the church, see commentary to V 203.

 

Images

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