V 321. Bosporus.Epitaph of L–ion–, VIII-IXth centuries C.E.
Monument
Type
Column.
Material
Proconnesian marble.
Dimensions (cm)
H.288.0, Diam.45.5.
Additional description
The surface is badly weathered, the text can no longer be read from the stone.
Place of Origin
Bosporus.
Find place
Kerch.
Find context
Church of St. John the Baptist, south-western column, eastern side.
Find circumstances
1836, survey of N.N. Murzakevich.
Modern location
Kerch.
Institution and inventory
In situ, no inventory number.
Autopsy
September 2008.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Lapidary, lambda with projecting right hasta. Ligature: mu-eta, tau-omicron-upsilon.
Letterheights (cm)
2.5.
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
VIII-IXth centuries C.E.
Dating criteria
Architectural context.
Editions
L1. Latyshev1896, 95, № 94.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Ἔν<supplied reason="lost">θα</supplied> ἐκοιμήθη ὁ
<lb n="2"/><supplied reason="lost">δοῦ</supplied>λος τοῦ <roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName>
<lb n="3"/>Λ<gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character"/>ιον<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>.
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
1: Ἐν[θάδε]Latyshev
3: Λ…ιον...Latyshev
Translation
Here fell asleep a servant of God L..ion.
Commentary
In Murzakevich's publication (1844, 626) the description of this inscription is accompanied by the text of V 335, which is a mistake. The photo published here is at the Photo Archive, Institute for History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences (III–12720).
1. Latyshev restored Ἐν[θάδε], but judging by the reconstruction of line 2, there is not enough space for such a long word.
1–2. On the formula, see Introduction IV.3.F.e.
3. The only possible restoration of the name seems to be Λυκίων, but no such Christian name is attested.
For the architectural context, see commentary to V 316.
Images
© 2015 Andrey
Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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