V 298. Pantikapaion.Epitaph of Eutychianos, Vth century C.E.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
Fine-grained limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H.51.0, W.39.0, Th.10.0.
Additional description
Rectangular inset panel with slightly rounded corners. On the front - relief Latin cross (H. 0.2cm) with pronounced serifs. Traces of ochre at the bottom. Small chips on the rim at the top.
Place of Origin
Pantikapaion.
Find place
Kerch.
Find context
Second Nagorny Lane.
Find circumstances
October 1972, construction works.
Modern location
Kerch, Crimea.
Institution and inventory
Historical and Archeological Museum of Kerch State Historical and Cultural Preserve, КЛ–587.
Autopsy
May 1999, September 2004, September 2008.
Epigraphic field
Position
In corners between the arms of the cross.
Lettering
Lapidary; letters with serifs. Alpha with broken crossbar, rectangular epsilon.
Letterheights (cm)
3.0–4.0.
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
Vth century C.E.
Dating criteria
Image.
Editions
L1. Molev1978, 132, № 2; 1.1. SEG 28, 642; 1.2. Diatroptov, Yemets1995, № 15.
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<lb n="1"/>Εὐ<lb n="2" break="no"/>τυ<lb n="3" break="no"/>χια<lb n="4" break="no"/>νοῦ.
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</div>Translation
Of Eutychianos.
Commentary
The design of the panel (relief cross within inset field) is very close to V 295.
1-4. The name Eutychianos is attested in Christian epigraphy 24 times (according to PHI7 Database); there are also two known martyrs of this name (see Delehaye 1902, 1086). Of no less importance is the fact that this name also occurs in Bosporus (CIRB 1283, Tanais, 229 C.E.), and both persons named Eutychianos were followers of Theos Hypsistos.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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