V 41. Cherson (?).Demonstrative inscription, IX–Xth centuries C.E.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
Proconnesian marble.
Dimensions (cm)
H.38.0, W.20.0, Th.3.5.
Additional description
Polished front with crudely incised cross fourchée. Lightly chipped along the edges.
Place of Origin
Cherson (?).
Find place
Sevastopol (Chersonesos). (?)
Find context
Unknown.
Find circumstances
Unknown.
Modern location
Sevastopol, Crimea.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 3496.
Autopsy
May 1999, August 2001, September 2002, September 2003, September 2004, September 2005, September 2006, September 2007.
Epigraphic field
Position
Above the top arm, and on either side of the bottom arm of the cross.
Lettering
Lapidary. Alpha with broken crossbar.
Letterheights (cm)
3.5–6.0.
Text
Category
Demonstrative.
Date
IX–Xth centuries C.E.
Dating criteria
Form of the cross.
Editions
L1. Latyshev1896, 30, № 22.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><expan><ex>Μον</ex><abbr>αχ</abbr><ex cert="low">ός</ex></expan>.
<lb n="2"/><expan><abbr>Ἠ</abbr><ex>ησοῦ</ex><abbr>ς</abbr></expan>
<lb n="3"/>νικᾷ
<lb n="4"/><expan><abbr>Χ</abbr><ex>ριστό</ex><abbr>ς</abbr></expan>.
</ab>
</div>
Translation
Monk (?). Jesus Christ is victorious.
Commentary
The function of this monument is unclear. The shape of the cross is similar to that on V 46, although the form of alpha (with broken crossbar) points to a somewhat earlier period (it was in use up to the early Xth century, see V 66).
1. On the formula, see Avi-Yonah 1941, 53.
2-4. On the formula, see IV.3.C.e.
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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