V 312. Pantikapaion.Epitaph of Oustanos, son of Nikephoros, IVth century C.E.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Coarse-grained limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H.25.0, W.13.0–15.0, Th.11.0.
Additional description
Stele with a rounded top. Chipped on the left and bottom.
Place of Origin
Pantikapaion.
Find place
Kerch.
Find context
Between the road to Tsarski (Royal) Tumulus and the estate of M. Semenova, tumulus, tomb in the northern field.
Find circumstances
2 September 1910, excavations of V.V. Shkorpil.
Modern location
Unknown.
Institution and inventory
Unknown.
Autopsy
Non vidi.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Lapidary; letters are deeply cut and filled with ochre.
Letterheights (cm)
3.0–6.0.
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
IVth century C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography, orthography.
Editions
L1. Shkorpil1911, 104, № 17; 1.1. КБНCIRB 742; 1.2. Diatroptov, Yemets1995, № 25.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Οὐ<lb n="2" break="no"/>στά<lb n="3" break="no"/>νου
<lb n="4"/>Νει<lb n="5" break="no"/>κηφό<lb n="6" break="no"/>ρου.
</ab>
</div>Translation
Of Oustanos, son of Nikephoros.
Commentary
A photo of the estampage is preserved at the Manuscript Archive of the Institute for History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences (III–11599). The inscription can be cautiously considered Christian because it was found in a grave together with a small stone bearing three crosses on its three sides.
1–3. The name Oustanos is attested in Bosporus two more times (CIRB 1278 and 330).
4–6. The name Nikephoros (here Neikephoros) is attested in Bosporus six times (see CIRB 887).
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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