V 264. Jalita. Commemoration, 1471–1472 C.E.

Monument

Type

Wall. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H. 35.0, W. 150.0, Th. .

Additional description

The right end is soiled. 

Place of Origin

Jalita. 

Find place

Iograf Ridge. 

Find context

Cave with a church, above the cascade-shaped mineral deposit, opposite the entrance, in a crevice. 

Find circumstances

1985, survey of S.I. Samko. 

Modern location

In situ. 

Institution and inventory

In situ, no inventory number. 

Autopsy

Non vidi. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Graffito. 

Letterheights (cm)

2.5-3.5.

Text

Category

Commemoration. 

Date

1471–1472 C.E. 

Dating criteria

Explicit date. 

Editions

Unpublished. 

Edition

Ἔτους ͵ςϠπ´.

Diplomatic

ΕΤΟΥΣΣϠΠ

EpiDoc (XML)

<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
   <ab>
      <lb n="1"/><date>Ἔτους <num value="6980">ςϠπ</num></date>.
   </ab>
   </div> 

Translation

In the year 6980.

 

Commentary

The inscription was kindly brought to our attention by N.P. Turova.

The year stated in the inscription is most likely the date when the spring, by whose side the inscription was carved, had been fitted out for use. The closest analogy is V 196 from Mangup (1220-1221 C.E.).

 

Images

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