Melisoco Sacrum - dva nova natpisa iz jame Golubinčine kraj Krnice

• Main Authors: Matijašić, Robert, Petešić, Silvana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Croatian; English
• Published: The Archaeological Museum of Istria 2018
• Subjects: zavjetni žrtvenici; Melisocus/Melesocus; krška jama Golubinčina kraj Krnice; Histri; votive altars; karst pit Golubinčina near Krnica; Jama; The Altar; Theodore; sami
• Online Access: https://hrcak.srce.hr/212756; https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/311040; https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/311041

U radu su predstavljena dva najnovija nalaza antičkih, rimskodobnih zavjetnih žrtvenika posvećenih Melisoku (Melosocus), jedinom do sada zabilježenom muškom božanstvu među histarskim kultovima. Sami pronalasci spomenika obilježeni su specifičnim okolnostima, jer su ih otkrili članovi Speleološke udruge “Pula” u krškoj jami Golubinčina kraj Krnice u Istri. Premda je prvi nalaz zabilježen već 2012. godine, izvlačenje spomenika iz jame uslijedilo je tek iduće godine, nakon nalaza još jednog spomenika istog tipa. Jedan od ovih dvaju žrtvenika, premda oštećen u predjelu profilirane baze i uzglavnice, uključujući i stražnju stranu, sačuvan je u gotovo potpunoj visini i širini, s cjelovitim natpisnim poljem, na kojemu se nalazi tekst s punim imenom dedikanta, kao i imenom božanstva kojemu je žrtvenik bio posvećen - Melisocus. Drugi je žrtvenik nepotpun. Od cijelog je spomenika sačuvan samo fragment s uzglavnicom (pulvinus), ispod koje se nalazi manji dio natpisnog polja s tekstom koji navodi ime istog božanstva u neznatno izmijenjenoj formi u odnosu na prethodno - Melesocus. Ime dedikanta je nepotpuno. Ovi nalazi pripadaju skupini od sveukupno pet do sada pronađenih zavjetnih žrtvenika posvećenih istom božanstvu - Melosoku, svi s područja oko crkve sv. Teodora i jame Golubinčine između Krnice i Raklja. The paper presents two recent finds of antique, Roman votive altars dedicated to Melisocus (Melosocus), up to now the only recorded male deity among the Histrian cults. The finds of the monuments were recorded under specific circumstances, as they were discovered by members of the Pula Speleological Society, in the karst pit Golubinčina near Krnica in Istria. Though the first find was recorded back in 2012, the retrieval of the monuments from the pit took place only the following year, after the discovery of another monument of the same type. One of these two altars, though damaged in the front section of the base and headstone, including the rear side, has been preserved almost completely in terms of its height and width, along with the entire inscription field, whith the text containing the full name of the dedicant, as well as the name of the deity to whom the altar was dedicated - Melisocus. The other altar was incomplete. Of the entire monument, only a fragment with the headstone (pulvinus) has been preserved, under which there is a smaller inscription field that cites the name of the deity in a slightly altered form with respect to the previous monument - Melesocus. The name of the dedicant is incomplete. These finds belong to a group of a total of five currently known votive altars dedicated to the same deity - Melosocus, all of them from the area around the Church of St Theodore and the pit Golubinčina located between Krnica and Rakalj.