V 262. Kordon-Oba.Epitaph of –am–, XIV–XVth centuries C.E.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H.55.0, W.33.0, Th.8.0.
Additional description
Stele with rounded top; on the front - "alisee pattée" cross in relief inside a circle, and below - rectangular inset field with inscription. Broken at the bottom, the surface is weathered.
Place of Origin
Kordon-Oba.
Find place
Shchebetovka.
Find context
Castle Kordon-Oba, burial.
Find circumstances
1927, excavations of N.S. Barsamov.
Modern location
Simferopol, Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Institution and inventory
The Central Museum of Tavrida, no inventory number.
Autopsy
September 2005.
Epigraphic field
Position
Within inset field.
Lettering
Lapidary. Alpha with slanting crossbar, vertical right hasta and capping horizontal bar pointing left, delta with projecting right hasta, mu with T-shaped middle, bowl-shaped upsilon.
Letterheights (cm)
1.4–1.9.
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
XIV–XVth centuries C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><g ref="#stauros"/> Ἐκημίθι
<lb n="2"/>ὁ δοῦλος
<lb n="3"/>τοῦ
<roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName>
<gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/>
<lb n="4" break="no"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/><seg part="Y">αμ</seg><gap reason="lost" quantity="4" unit="character"/>
</ab>
</div>Translation
Fell asleep: a servant of God....
Commentary
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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