Dedication to Artemis by Valentina

Monument II.491 = V. 5168

Editor(s)

Georgi Mihailov.

Type of monument

plate

Material

marble

Find place

Mezdra

Observed in

Origin

around Mezdra

Dimensions

height 11 cm, width 13 cm, depth 3 cm

Institution and inventory

Regional Historical Museum - Vratsa
No —

Letter size

height cm

Layout description

Lower left corner of a votive plate with relief. Inscription on the lower frame.

Decoration description

partially preserved depiction of a right leg (Artemis?)

Text

Category of inscription

private dedication - prose

Date

late II c. AD - III c. AD

Dating criteria

lettering

Images

Text

Κυρίᾳ ((·)) Ἀρτέμ[ιδι ---]
Οὐαλεντῖνα ((·)) ε[ὐχήν].

ΚΥΡIA · AΡΤEM[...]---
ΟYΑΛΕNΤINΑ · Ε[....]

Text

To lady Artemis ... Valentina (dedicated) this vow.

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Info

Geonames

List: Mezdra

⤦ n: 1

tag: lb

Κυρίᾳ

lemma: κύριος
tag: w

type: dot
tag: g

Ἀρτέμιδι

type: divine
ref: Artemis
tag: persName

Ἀρτέμ

tag: #text

ιδι

tag: supplied

< GAP >

extent: unknown
unit: character

⤦ n: 2

tag: lb

Οὐαλεντῖνα

nymRef: Οὐαλεντῖνα
tag: persName

type: dot
tag: g

εὐχήν

lemma: εὐχή
tag: w

tag: #text

ὐχήν

tag: supplied

tag: #text

 
<ab>
                    <lb n="1"/><w lemma="κύριος">Κυρίᾳ</w> <g type="dot"/> <persName type="divine" ref="listDivine.xml#Artemis">Ἀρτέμ<supplied>ιδι</supplied></persName> <gap extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
                    <lb n="2"/><persName nymRef="Οὐαλεντῖνα"><name ref="Onom.xml#Valentina" nymRef="Οὐαλεντῖνα">Οὐαλεντῖνα</name></persName>  <g type="dot"/> <w lemma="εὐχή">ε<supplied>ὐχήν</supplied></w>.
                </ab>

Apparatus

Commentary

The information about the monument and the images are courtesy of Vratsa Regional Museum of History.

Bibliography

Mihailov, Georgius. Inscriptiones Graecae in Bulgaria repertae. Vol. II, 1958.

Mihailov, Georgius. Inscriptiones Graecae in Bulgaria repertae. Vol. V, 1997.

Николов, Богдан. Антични паметници от Врачанско. In: Известия на Археологическия институт Vol. 30, 1967, p. 216-235, Vol.. 228, № 26, .

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