III 589. Kalos Limen.Epitaph of Artemidoros, son of Hephaistios, 2nd half of IV - early III century B.C.Е.

Monument

Type

Stele. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H.48.0, W.31.0, Th.14.0.

Place of Origin

Kalos Limen. 

Find place

Chernomorskoye, Northwest Crimea. 

Find context

North shore of Ak-Mechet Bay (lifted from the bottom of the sea). 

Find circumstances

Random find in 2008. 

Modern location

Chernomorskoye, Crimea. 

Institution and inventory

Historical-Archeological Preserve “Kalos Limen”., No number.. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Sloppily cut; uneven letters. 

Letterheights (cm)

3

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

2nd half of IV - early III century B.C.Е. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography, orthography, , . 

Editions

Kutaysov2011 73, № 3 (маюскульная копия). 

Edition

Ἀρτιμίδωρος (pro Ἀρτεμίδωρος)
Ἁφαιστίο (pro Ἁφαιστίου)

Diplomatic

ΑΡΤΙΜΙΔΩΡΟΣ
ΑΦΑΙΣΤΙΟ

EpiDoc (XML)

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Translation

Artemidoros, (son) of Hephaistios.

 

Images

 

(cc)© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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