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E00836: Fragmentarily preserved Greek inscription on a chancel screen, that may include an invocation of an unnamed *Archangel. Found at the Temple/Church site in Aphrodisias (Caria, western Asia Minor). Probably 5th-6th c.
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posted on 2015-11-03, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiOn six fragments of the crowning feature of a marble balustrade:
A: vacat + Ἀναστάσιος Λ[- - -]
B: [- - - ὑ]πὲρ ἐμαυτοῦ καὶ τοῦ οἴκου μου + vacat
C: [- - - τ]ῷ οἴκῳ Ἀ̣ν[αστασίου (?) - - -]
D: [- - - ἀ]ρχ(αγγελ- ?) vacat εὐ̣χ̣ὴ̣ν [- - -]
E: vacat (leaf) Κύριε β[οήθησον (?) - - -]
C. ἁγί]ῳ or σεβασμί]ῳ or εὐκτηρί]ῳ οἴκῳ ἀν[έθηκε (?)
A: '+ Anastasios L[- - -]'
B: '[- - -] on behalf of myself and my household +'
C: '[- - - to] the household of An[astasios (?) - - -]'
D: '[- - - a]rch(angel ?). Prayer [- - -]'
E: 'Lord, [help ? - - -]'
Text: IAph2007 1.14. Translation: Ch. Roueché.
A: vacat + Ἀναστάσιος Λ[- - -]
B: [- - - ὑ]πὲρ ἐμαυτοῦ καὶ τοῦ οἴκου μου + vacat
C: [- - - τ]ῷ οἴκῳ Ἀ̣ν[αστασίου (?) - - -]
D: [- - - ἀ]ρχ(αγγελ- ?) vacat εὐ̣χ̣ὴ̣ν [- - -]
E: vacat (leaf) Κύριε β[οήθησον (?) - - -]
C. ἁγί]ῳ or σεβασμί]ῳ or εὐκτηρί]ῳ οἴκῳ ἀν[έθηκε (?)
A: '+ Anastasios L[- - -]'
B: '[- - -] on behalf of myself and my household +'
C: '[- - - to] the household of An[astasios (?) - - -]'
D: '[- - - a]rch(angel ?). Prayer [- - -]'
E: 'Lord, [help ? - - -]'
Text: IAph2007 1.14. Translation: Ch. Roueché.
History
Evidence ID
E00836Saint Name
Archangels (unspecified) : S00191Saint Name in Source
ἀ]ρχ(αγγελ- ?)Related Saint Records
Image Caption 1
Fragment D with the abbreviated word 'archangel'; from: I.Aph2007 1.14.Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Language
- Greek