V 229. Unknown (Mountainous Crimea?).Epitaph of Photeine, XIV–XVth centuries C.E.

Monument

Type

Stele. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H.55.0, W.28.0, Th.12.0.

Additional description

On the front - foliate cross and rosettes, border (H. 0.5cm) and frieze; on the back side - trapezoid ledge. Broken on the bottom. 

Place of Origin

Unknown (Mountainous Crimea?). 

Find place

Unknown. 

Find context

Unknown. 

Find circumstances

Unknown. 

Modern location

Bakhchisaray, Crimea. 

Institution and inventory

Bakhchisaray State Historical and Cultural Preserve, no inventory number. 

Autopsy

September 2005. 

Epigraphic field

Position

Within inset field in the lower half of the front. 

Lettering

Lapidary. Mu with Y-shaped middle. Ligatures. 

Letterheights (cm)

2.0.

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

XIV–XVth centuries C.E. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography, decoration. 

Editions

Unpublished. 

Edition

+ Ἐκιμ[ήθ]η ἡ δούλη
τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ Φ̣ωτινή̣, θ-
ηγάτηρ τοῦ Βόρτι,
μη̣νὶ Μαΐο̣υ̣ [.]α̣´,
5ἡ[μέρᾳ? ., ἔτους ς...]´.

Diplomatic

+ΕΚΙΜ[..]ΗΗΔΟΥΛΗ
ΤΟΥΘΥ.ΩΤΙΝ.Θ
ΗΓΑΤΗΡΤΟΥΒΟΡΤΙ
Μ.ΝΙΜΑΙ..[·].
5Η[....·.......···]

EpiDoc (XML)

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      <lb n="1"/><g ref="#stauros"/> Ἐκιμ<supplied reason="lost">ήθ</supplied>η ἡ δούλη
      <lb n="2"/>τοῦ
      <roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName>
      <unclear>Φ</unclear>ωτιν<unclear>ή</unclear>, θ<lb n="3" break="no"/>ηγάτηρ τοῦ Βόρτι,
      <lb n="4"/><date>μ<unclear>η</unclear>νὶ <rs type="month" ref="mai">Μαΐ<unclear>ο</unclear><unclear>υ</unclear></rs> <num value="1"><gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character"/><unclear>α</unclear></num>,
      <lb n="5"/>ἡ<supplied reason="lost" cert="low">μέρᾳ</supplied> <num><gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character"/></num><supplied reason="lost">,</supplied> 
       <supplied reason="lost">ἔτους</supplied> <num value="6"><supplied reason="lost">ς</supplied><gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character"/></num></date>.
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Translation

Fell asleep: a servant of God, Photeine, daughter of Borti, on the [·] 1 of May, ... d[ay ..., in the year 6···].

 

Commentary

1–2. On the formula, see Introduction IV.3.F.e.

2. The name Photeine (here Photine) is attested in Crimea only in masculine form - Photinos V 159.

5. The date of the month was followed by the day of the week.

Foliate cross is unique among inscriptions of Mountainous Crimea, making it impossible to determine the origin of this monument. Most likely, it comes from one of rural cemeteries.

 

Images

 Photograph of face 1(from ??)

(cc)© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
You may download this inscription in EpiDoc XML. (This file should validate to theEpiDoc schema.)