Talk:Ballshi inscription

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I entered dubious-discuss close to Gllavenica, because Kefallonia is very far from Gllavenica. Are we sure that the Ballshi inscription is from Ballshi and not from Kefallonia? It's a question addressed mostly to the Bulgarian or Macedonian wikipedians, because they can verify the sources in Bulgarian much better than I can. According to the article it seems that in the 12th century the stone was in Kefallonia and subsequently was brought to Ballsh (Gllavenica, or Glavinitsa) where it was unearthed by the Austrians in 1918. --_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 16:16, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

All right, let me explain some things about the terms in Bulgarian, then I'll ask some questions about these names in Albanian terminology, and we'll sort this out :)

• Ballshi is obviously the name of the village where the inscription was found. I don't think the column was ever moved from its original location.
• Glavinitsa (Главиница), at least in Bulgarian, refers to a medieval city which was ruled by the First Bulgarian Empire at the time of the inscription (9th century). The city was in modern south Albania, in the region of Vlorë and Ballshi, which are pretty close to one other. The city was the capital of the province of Kutmichevitsa in south Albania. Do you mean some specific Gllavenica other than that one, which has not been conclusively localized as far as I know?
• Kefallonia, as I understand it, certainly does not refer to Kefalonia (the Ionian Island), but is merely a calque of Bulgarian Glavinitsa. Greek kefali = Bulgarian glava, "head". Bulgaria never controlled the Ionian Islands to my knowledge. Or do you have another Kefalonia in mind? Todor→Bozhinov 17:35, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

I didn't know that Kefalonia=Glavenitsa. A note (possibly with reference) in the article that Kefalonia in the citacion = Gllavenica would suffice. Your second and third bullets explained me a lot. It would have been fantastic to have an article of the Bulgarian provinces in today's Albania, possibly with maps, for example on the province of Kutmichevitsa. Thank you for your help! --_Sulmues ^{Let's talk} 18:04, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, too! I have inserted a note in the article with a reference. It would be very difficult to have a detailed map of Bulgarian provinces in Albania because the administrative division of the First Bulgarian Empire is not entirely clear, particularly with regard to more remote areas. An article on Kutmichevitsa is certainly a good idea though. All the best, Todor→Bozhinov 09:18, 18 May 2010 (UTC)