III 398. Chersonesos.Epitaph, 2nd half of II - 1st half of III century C.E.

Monument

Type

Panel. 

Material

Marble. 

Dimensions (cm)

H.15.0, W.16.0, Th.4.0.

Additional description

The front is polished. 

Place of Origin

Chersonesos. 

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Central part of the cidadel, square of St. Vladimir cathedral (Trench I). 

Find circumstances

Found in 1891, excavations of K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich (НА НЗХТ, д. 2, № 50; д. 20, л. 3, № 50). 

Modern location

Sevastopol. 

Institution and inventory

National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 34852. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Alpha with straight crossbar; rectangular sigma; serifs. 

Letterheights (cm)

2.7

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

2nd half of II - 1st half of III century C.E. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography. 

Editions

Latyshev1892, 31, № 12; IOSPE IV 146; IOSPE I2 538. 

Edition

[---]
[---]...
[---τ]οῖς παρά-
[γουσι χαί]ρ̣ειν
vac.

Diplomatic

[---]
[---]···
[---.]ΟΙΣΠΑΡΑ
[........].ΕΙΝ
      

EpiDoc (XML)

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Apparatus criticus

1: scripsi, om. edd. Следы букв не поддаются надежному определению.Latyshev,IOSPE,IOSPE I2
3: [χαίρ]εινIOSPE

Translation

[---] pass[ers by, greet]ings.

 

Images

 

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