V 257. Sougdaia.Graffito of John, after 1373 C.E.

Monument

Type

Wall. 

Material

Plaster. 

Dimensions (cm)

H.6.0, W.5.0.

Additional description

Fully preserved. 

Place of Origin

Sougdaia. 

Find place

Sudak. 

Find context

Fortress, 'church with arcade,' porch, south wall. 

Find circumstances

1988, survey of A.V. Dzhanov. 

Modern location

In situ. 

Institution and inventory

In situ, no inventory number. 

Autopsy

September 2003, September 2009. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Graffito. 

Letterheights (cm)

2.0–3.5.

Text

Category

Commemoration. 

Date

After 1373 C.E. 

Dating criteria

Architectural context. 

Editions

L1. Vinogradov, Dzhanov2004, 416–417, № 9. 

Edition

Ἰω(άννης).

Diplomatic

ΙΩ

EpiDoc (XML)

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   <ab>
      <lb n="1"/><expan><abbr>Ἰω</abbr><ex>άννης</ex></expan>.
   </ab>
   </div>

Translation

John.

 

Commentary

For detailed discussion, see Vinogradov, Dzhanov 2004.

 

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