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E01036: Inscribed stone reliquary with relics of *Zechariah (probably the father of John the Baptist, S00597). Found near Seleukeia/Seleucia ad Calycadnum (Isauria, southern Asia Minor). Probably 5th/6th c.
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posted on 2015-12-30, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiInscribed stone reliquary, resembling a small sarcophagus. H. 0.135 m; W. 0.15 m; Th. 0.105 m. One of its sides has a hole, presumably for gaining closer contact with the relic. The interior is lined with lead. Fragmentary relics were found inside, enclosed in a small lead box. Gilbert Dagron notes that this kind of reliquary is well attested in Cilicia and Syria. The object was found by the inhabitants of the village Çaltı-Bozkır. Now in the Museum in Silifke. In 2009 re-edited with a good photograph by Ayşe Aydın (which is by mistake tagged editio princeps in the SEG, for earlier editions, see Eyice 1979 and I. Cilicia, no. 9).
The inscription reads:
ὁ ἅγιος
Ζαχαρίας
'Saint Zechariah'
Text: I. Cilicia, no. 9.
The inscription reads:
ὁ ἅγιος
Ζαχαρίας
'Saint Zechariah'
Text: I. Cilicia, no. 9.
History
Evidence ID
E01036Saint Name
Zechariah, father of John the Baptist : S00597 Zechariah, Old Testament Prophet : S00283Saint Name in Source
Ζαχαρίας ΖαχαρίαςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed objects Archaeological and architectural - Extant reliquaries and related fixturesLanguage
- Greek