V 217. Chufut-Kale.Inscription of an unknown, XIV–XVth centuries C.E.

Monument

Type

Rock wall. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H.6.0, W.8.0.

Additional description

Image of two crosses with trifurcate arms' ends. Deep gouges in the surface. 

Place of Origin

Chufut-Kale. 

Find place

Chufut-Kale. 

Find context

Double cave near the Lesser South Gates, south chamber, northern wall. 

Find circumstances

1960s, survey of M.Ya. Choref. 

Modern location

In situ (?). 

Institution and inventory

In situ (?), no inventory number. 

Autopsy

Non vidi. 

Epigraphic field

Position

Below the crosses. 

Lettering

Graffito (?); minuscule letters. 

Letterheights (cm)

2.0–2.8.

Text

Category

Unknown. 

Date

XIV–XVth centuries C.E. 

Dating criteria

Form of the cross. 

Editions

Unpublished. 

Edition

Ζ---
Χ---Θ

Diplomatic

Ζ---
Χ---Θ

EpiDoc (XML)

<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
   <ab>
      <lb n="1"/><orig>Ζ</orig><gap reason="illegible" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
      <lb n="2"/><orig>Χ</orig><gap reason="illegible" extent="unknown" unit="character"/><orig>Θ</orig>
   </ab>
   </div>

Translation

Not feasible.  

Commentary

I was unable to locate the inscription illustrated by Choref (1969, 14–15, fig. 14). The text cannot be restored.

 

Images

 Photograph of face

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