| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1945:382 Nash-Williams/1950:86 RCAHMW/1960:1081(ii) |
| Site: | LAEL1 |
| Discovery: | non-arch dig, 1923 Griffith Jones |
| History: | Hemp/1923, 318--319: `A newly discovered inscribed stone -- A few months ago the Rev. W. Griffiths Jones, rector of Llanaelhaiarn, Carnarvonshire, discovered a new inscribed stone in his churchyard just south of the entrance gate. The stone was buried lying face downwards, and has now been erected close to the site of its discovery'. Macalister/1945, 363, states that the stone was re-erected in front of the gate. Nash-Williams/1950, 88, notes it as 'in churchyard, outside W. end of church'. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 0.91 x 0.79 x 0.3 (converted from Macalister/1945) |
| Setting: | in ground |
| Location: | on site Macalister/1945, 363, states that the stone was re-erected in front of the gate. Nash-Williams/1950, 88, notes it as 'in churchyard, outside W. end of church'. |
| Form: | plain Nash-Williams/1950, 88: `Rough pillar stone'. RCAHMW/1960, 110, notes that the stone is now set base uppermost. |
| Condition: | complete , good |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Hemp, W.J. (1923): | MELITV Expansion: MELITV Hemp/1923 319 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | MELITV Expansion: MELITV Macalister/1945 363 reading only |
| Nash-Williams, V.E. (1950): | MELI:TV[.] Expansion: MELITV[S] Translation: Melitus (PN) (lies here). Nash-Williams/1950 88 reading only |
| RCAHMW (1960): | ME:LI:TV[c?] Expansion: MELITV RCAHMW/1960 110 reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | inc ; narrow ; n/a ; undecorated The photograph in Hemp/1923, 318, appears to show the stone upside-down. Macalister/1945, 363: `on one of the narrower faces'. |
| Incision: | pocked Macalister/1945, 363 `pocked'. RCAHMW/1960, 100: `all picked'. |
| Date: | 400 - 533 (Nash-Williams/1950) |
| Language: | name only (rcaps) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Hemp/1923, 319: `The mark following the V, which can be seen in the accompanying illustration, is due to attempts made to `complete' the inscription since the discovery'. Nash-Williams/1950, 88: `Roman capitals. The final letter is uncertain, but was presumably intended for s'. RCAHMW/1960, 100: `Roman capitals...The stops between the syllables are rough, but are centrally placed and evidently intentional'. |
| Legibility: | good The inscription is legible. Macalister/1945, 363: `A small mark like a C, following the word, was added by some meddler after the discovery'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |