V 264. Jalita.Commemoration, 1471–1472 C.E.
Monument
Type
Wall.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H.35.0, W.150.0, Th..
Additional description
The right end is soiled.
Place of Origin
Jalita.
Find place
Iograf Ridge.
Find context
Cave with a church, above the cascade-shaped mineral deposit, opposite the entrance, in a crevice.
Find circumstances
1985, survey of S.I. Samko.
Modern location
In situ.
Institution and inventory
In situ, no inventory number.
Autopsy
Non vidi.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Graffito.
Letterheights (cm)
2.5-3.5.
Text
Category
Commemoration.
Date
1471–1472 C.E.
Dating criteria
Explicit date.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><date>Ἔτους <num value="6980">ςϠπ</num></date>.
</ab>
</div>Translation
In the year 6980.
Commentary
The inscription was kindly brought to our attention by N.P. Turova.
The year stated in the inscription is most likely the date when the spring, by whose side the inscription was carved, had been fitted out for use. The closest analogy is V 196 from Mangup (1220-1221 C.E.).
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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