MAIASK. 2017. No. 9

V. P. Yailenko (Moscow, Russia).

On the Publication of Inscriptions from Fortress Artezian in East Crimea

DOI: 10.24411/2219-8857-2017-00021

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Pages: 471-484

The author has critically revised the published by A. V. Belousov inscriptions from Fortress Artezian in East Crimea — graffito on ceramic fragment and epitaph. He reveals the editor’s mistakes and gives an adequate text and commentary. Recto, ll. 1-2: scribe’s name Salas and full alphabet. Ll. 3-6: [? Δολ]ηι χαίριν, | χαίριν | [ Ἀπ]άτουρος, | [κα]λὸς Δολης, δ[οι]οι (? sc. καλοί) “regards to Doles, heil Apaturos, Doles is beautiful; (?) both are beautiful”. Tergo, ll. 1-2: ἐλήκασα, {μη} οὐδ᾽ | Δολης “It is me, who defloravit, but not this Doles”. Epitaph: Σωστιβι Διωνυσίου καὶ ὑοὶ Δισακὸς καὶ Παδαφου, χαιρετε “Sostibios, Dionysios’ son, and the sons Disakos and Padaphous, farewell”. The names Σωστιβιος and Παδαφους are Anatolian, Δισακός = Greek Διψακός. A date of both inscriptions is I or II Century AD.

Key words: Artezian, inscriptions, textual criticism, commentary.

Received November 18, 2017
Accepted for publication December 29, 2017

About the author:

Yailenko Valerij Petrovich (Moscow, Russia). Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Independent researcher.

E-mail: valeryjailenko@gmail.com