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E00872: Eight fragments of a frieze from the interior of a church, with a Greek dedicatory poem mentioning *Michael (the Archangel, S00181), other commanders of the Heavenly Host and founders of the sanctuary. Found near Aizanoi (Phrygia, west central Asia Minor). Probably late antique.
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posted on 2015-11-22, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiScrolls (§) on Fragments A, G and H mark line ends of the metric verses. The text on Fragments A and H seems to be pentameters and on Fragment G a hexameter.
A: [- - -]ης § προφρονέως ναῖο̣ν [.]ε θεόφρονες ἁγ[- - -]
B: [- - -] πατρὸς ἑοῦ Θεοδωρ[- - -]
C: [- - - οὐ]ρανίης φρικτῆς ἡγεμόνες στρατ[ίης - - -]
D: [- - - ἀλι]τροσύνης [.]ον Μιχαὴλ π[- - -]
E: [- - -]λον οἶκον τοῦτον ὑπ[- - -]
F: [- - -] ος ἐδείμα[το - - -]
G: [- - -]̣οι § ἠδ' ἀλόχῳ Θ̣ε[- - -]
H: [- - -]̣η τεκέων § ἐσθλὰ χαριζόμενοι κα[- - -]
Α. [τ]ε MAMA || ἄγ[γελοι, ἅγ[ιοι, ἅγ[ν- (?) MAMA || E. τὸν κα]λόν Tuğrul, ἀγλ]α̣ὸν Roueché in MAMA || ὑπ[ούργησον (?) or ὑπ[ὲρ εὐχῆς (?) || F. ὃς MAMA || G. Θ̣ε[οδώρου (?)
A: '[- - -] keeping God in mind willingly dwelt [- - -]'
B: '[- - -] of his father Theodor[- - -]'
C: '[- - -] commanders of the dreadful heavenly army [- - -]'
D: '[- - -] of sin [- -] Michael [- - -]'
E: '[- - -] this house [- - -]'
F: '[- - -] he built [- - -]'
G: '[- - -] and for the wife of The[odoros? - - -]'
H: '[- - -] making a fortunate gift for [- - -] of (their) children [- - -]'
Text: MAMA IX, no. 552.
A: [- - -]ης § προφρονέως ναῖο̣ν [.]ε θεόφρονες ἁγ[- - -]
B: [- - -] πατρὸς ἑοῦ Θεοδωρ[- - -]
C: [- - - οὐ]ρανίης φρικτῆς ἡγεμόνες στρατ[ίης - - -]
D: [- - - ἀλι]τροσύνης [.]ον Μιχαὴλ π[- - -]
E: [- - -]λον οἶκον τοῦτον ὑπ[- - -]
F: [- - -] ος ἐδείμα[το - - -]
G: [- - -]̣οι § ἠδ' ἀλόχῳ Θ̣ε[- - -]
H: [- - -]̣η τεκέων § ἐσθλὰ χαριζόμενοι κα[- - -]
Α. [τ]ε MAMA || ἄγ[γελοι, ἅγ[ιοι, ἅγ[ν- (?) MAMA || E. τὸν κα]λόν Tuğrul, ἀγλ]α̣ὸν Roueché in MAMA || ὑπ[ούργησον (?) or ὑπ[ὲρ εὐχῆς (?) || F. ὃς MAMA || G. Θ̣ε[οδώρου (?)
A: '[- - -] keeping God in mind willingly dwelt [- - -]'
B: '[- - -] of his father Theodor[- - -]'
C: '[- - -] commanders of the dreadful heavenly army [- - -]'
D: '[- - -] of sin [- -] Michael [- - -]'
E: '[- - -] this house [- - -]'
F: '[- - -] he built [- - -]'
G: '[- - -] and for the wife of The[odoros? - - -]'
H: '[- - -] making a fortunate gift for [- - -] of (their) children [- - -]'
Text: MAMA IX, no. 552.
History
Evidence ID
E00872Saint Name
Michael, the Archangel : S00181Saint Name in Source
ΜιχαήλRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.) Inscriptions - Inscribed architectural elementsLanguage
- Greek