[gothic-l] Re: Crimean runes

[Troels Brandt]

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, óÅÒÇÅÊ þÅÒÎÙÛ <authari at m...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello
> I would like to draw your attention to limestone slab with runic 
inscription (http://mogilnik.narod.ru/Stella.htm). It was found by 
South-Bosporian expedition of the Crimean branch of Institute of 
archeology National Academy of Science of Ukraine on mountain Opuk in 
Kerch region (look at the map). Here ancient authors mentioned the 
city of Kimmerik. In 4 AD on mountain the citadel has been 
constructed when Uzunlar wall becomes a border between Chersonese and 
Bosporus. The Citadel survived up to 6 century AD.
> The size of a plate 0,62 È 0,49 È 0,20 m. Height of signs of 0,15 
m, relief depth  - 0,005-0,009 m (cut out was a background, so cross 
and signs are elevated).
> Publicators interpreted inscription as a herulic and descended from 
local pagan sanctuary ( VK Golenko, VJ Yurochkin, OA Sin'ko, AV 
Djanov - Runicheskij kamen'  s gory Opuk i nekotoryje problemy 
istorii severoprichernomorskich germanzev ( Runic stone from Opuk 
mountain and some questions of history of germans  on  North coast of 
Black sea ) . In: Drevnosti Bospora 2. (Antiquities of Bospor)
> Their interpretation is disputable enough. Some of specialists 
considered authenticity of this find as doubtful.
> It would be interesting to know your opinion.



I guess you among other possibilities are searching for Scandinavian 
traces as you mentioned the Heruls.

I am not the right to answer and llama has answered the linquistc 
part. I can only add the theoretical possibility that the runes 
represented their symbolic Norse names: Thurs (troll), Pertra (maybe 
stone), Reid (riding) and As (Ansuz, god), but I doubt - especiallly 
as the T is reverse, which might indicate a forgery or missing 
knowledge of runes. A relief was an unusal way to carve runes - and 
most of the early runes were not carved in stone at all, but I think 
that depends of local practice.

The Scandinavian wheel crosses normally belonged to the Bronce Ages 
and were at the later bracteats normally replaced by the swastica, 
but a wheel cross was placed at one of the boats from the Baltic Sea 
found in Nydam - contemporary with the dating of your stone if 4 AD 
is the 4th century.

Primarily I am interested to hear why this stone is combined with the 
Heruls - except for the runes of course. Is there any specific reason 
for that?  

Troels





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