V 207. Tepe-Kermen.Commemoration of Theodore (?), Х–XIVth centuries C.E.
Monument
Type
Rock wall.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H.27.0, W.21.0.
Additional description
Fully preserved.
Place of Origin
Tepe-Kermen.
Find place
Tepe-Kermen.
Find context
"Church with baptistery", eastern wall, above the baptisterium.
Find circumstances
1832-1833, survey of F. Dubois de Montpéreux.
Modern location
In situ.
Institution and inventory
In situ, no inventory number.
Autopsy
September 2001.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Lapidary; elongated, ornate, pointy letters.
Letterheights (cm)
27.0.
Text
Category
Unknown.
Date
Х–XIVth centuries C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
L1. Latyshev1896, 61, № 52.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><expan><abbr>Θε</abbr><ex cert="low">όδωρος</ex></expan>
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
1: θεός ?Latyshev
Translation
Theodore (?).
Commentary
For circumstances of discovery, see Dubois de Montpéreux 1843, 314 (see also Karaulov 1872, 70).
On the one hand, an abbreviation theta-epsilon is typical of Early Byzantine period: in Beševliev, 1964, №204 (IV–Vth century) ΘΕ vacat Θεόδωρος (see also V 310). The same abbreviation is found on the capital of a column from "Basilica of 1935" in Chersonesos where it apparently signified the name Theodore or Theodora. On the other hand, the script overall is closer to Middle or Late Byzantine style, while elaborate flourishes at the ends of letter strokes are paralleled only in V 209 (1381-1382 C.E.). The inscription should probably be considered commemorative.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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