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E00877: Four boundary stones, with Greek inscriptions, of a church of *Po(- - -), an unidentified saint, found in the proximity of Appia (Phrygia, west central Asia Minor). Probably late antique (5th-7th c.).
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posted on 2015-11-23, 00:00 authored by BryanStone 1:
Found at Sevdiğin. Text: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1162; MAMA X, no. 17. Unshaped piece of greyish marble with rough edges. Partially buried. H. 1.04 m (visible); W. 0.87 m (preserved), Th. c. 0.32 m.; letter height 0.035-0.11 m (front); 0.03-0.13 m (back).
Face A:
+ νότου
ὅρο(ς) τοῦ Ῥεκ̣τ(- - - ?)
ἁγί-
ου Π(- - - ?)
Face B:
βορᾶ ὅρο(ς).
χω(ρίων) τ<ο>ῦ Ἀντ(- - - ?)
B. χω = χω(ρίων) or Χ(ρίστ)ε MAMA
'+ The south boundary of Rekt(- - - ?) of Saint P(- - - ?) // The north boundary of the village (?) of Ant(- - - ?).'
Stone 2:
Found at Karaağaç. Text: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1165; MAMA X, no. 24. An irregularly carved and weathered pillar, found next to a road entering the village; reused in a tomb. Partially buried. H. 0.51 m; diameter 0.34 m; letter height 0.035-0.07 m.
Field A:
+ ἀνα(τολῶν?) ὅρο(ς)
̣χω(ρίων) Ἀ(ντ - - -) ΟΙ
ΘΣΛΠΛΟΥ
Field B:
+ ὅρο(ς) τοῦ Ῥεκ[τ(- - -)]
ἁγίου Πο[- - -]
'The east boundary of the village of A(nt- - -?) // + The boundary of Rekt(- - - ?) of Saint Po[- - - ?].'
Stone 3:
Found at Alibey Köy. Text: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1180; MAMA X, no. 109. Grey marble slab; top right and bottom edges are broken. Partially buried. H. 1.2 m; W. 0.45 m; Th. 0.08 m (visible), letter height 0.02-0.115 m.
+ δύσιο(ς) ὅρο(ς)
τοῦ Ῥεκτ(- - -) ἁγίου Π(- - -)
'The west boundary of Rekt(- - -) of Saint P(- - -).'
Stone 4:
Under no. 25 the editors of the tenth volume of Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua (= Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1166) publish a picture (without transcription) of yet another boundary stone from Karaağaç (round, made of greyish marble, broken in half; H. 0.4 m; diameter 0.58 m; letter height 0.03-0.06 m). Letters, carved on its face, resemble that of other boundary stones from this area. Face A: ΙΡΟ | Τ | ΟΥ Π. Face B: Τ[- - -] | ΑΝΑΠ(Ο[- - -] | ΑΓΡΙΟ [- - -].
Found at Sevdiğin. Text: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1162; MAMA X, no. 17. Unshaped piece of greyish marble with rough edges. Partially buried. H. 1.04 m (visible); W. 0.87 m (preserved), Th. c. 0.32 m.; letter height 0.035-0.11 m (front); 0.03-0.13 m (back).
Face A:
+ νότου
ὅρο(ς) τοῦ Ῥεκ̣τ(- - - ?)
ἁγί-
ου Π(- - - ?)
Face B:
βορᾶ ὅρο(ς).
χω(ρίων) τ<ο>ῦ Ἀντ(- - - ?)
B. χω = χω(ρίων) or Χ(ρίστ)ε MAMA
'+ The south boundary of Rekt(- - - ?) of Saint P(- - - ?) // The north boundary of the village (?) of Ant(- - - ?).'
Stone 2:
Found at Karaağaç. Text: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1165; MAMA X, no. 24. An irregularly carved and weathered pillar, found next to a road entering the village; reused in a tomb. Partially buried. H. 0.51 m; diameter 0.34 m; letter height 0.035-0.07 m.
Field A:
+ ἀνα(τολῶν?) ὅρο(ς)
̣χω(ρίων) Ἀ(ντ - - -) ΟΙ
ΘΣΛΠΛΟΥ
Field B:
+ ὅρο(ς) τοῦ Ῥεκ[τ(- - -)]
ἁγίου Πο[- - -]
'The east boundary of the village of A(nt- - -?) // + The boundary of Rekt(- - - ?) of Saint Po[- - - ?].'
Stone 3:
Found at Alibey Köy. Text: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1180; MAMA X, no. 109. Grey marble slab; top right and bottom edges are broken. Partially buried. H. 1.2 m; W. 0.45 m; Th. 0.08 m (visible), letter height 0.02-0.115 m.
+ δύσιο(ς) ὅρο(ς)
τοῦ Ῥεκτ(- - -) ἁγίου Π(- - -)
'The west boundary of Rekt(- - -) of Saint P(- - -).'
Stone 4:
Under no. 25 the editors of the tenth volume of Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua (= Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1166) publish a picture (without transcription) of yet another boundary stone from Karaağaç (round, made of greyish marble, broken in half; H. 0.4 m; diameter 0.58 m; letter height 0.03-0.06 m). Letters, carved on its face, resemble that of other boundary stones from this area. Face A: ΙΡΟ | Τ | ΟΥ Π. Face B: Τ[- - -] | ΑΝΑΠ(Ο[- - -] | ΑΓΡΙΟ [- - -].
History
Evidence ID
E00877Saint Name
Po(- - -), an unidentified saint, venerated in Anatolia : S00603 Polyeuktos, soldier and martyr of Melitene, ob. 250/260 : S00325 Polycarp, bishop and martyr, and other martyrs in Smyrna, ob. 2nd c. : S00004Saint Name in Source
Πο(- - -) Πο(- - -) Πο(- - -)Related Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Polykarpos_Polycarp_bishop_and_martyr_of_Smyrna_and_his_companion_martyrs/13729126
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Polyeuktos_soldier_and_martyr_of_Melitene/13730008
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Po_-_-_-_an_unidentified_saint_venerated_in_Anatolia/13730719
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Language
- Greek