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E01112: Greek inscription with a metrical epitaph for a certain *Severos (S00706), presumably a martyred bishop of Laodikeia/Laodicea Combusta (Pisidia, west central Asia Minor). Found at Laodikeia. Probably 3rd/4th c.
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οὐρανίου Γενέτου κύδιμον ἀθλοφόρον
[Σ]εβῆρον πόλεων πανεπίσκοπον ἡγητῆρα
[λ]αοῦ σακκοφόρου μνῆμα κέκευθε τόδε
[λεί]ψανον Εὐγενίου τε θ(εο)υδέος ὃν κατέλιψεν
[ποιμ]νῆς πνευματικῆς ἄξιον ἡνίοχον
[οὗτοι] ̣καὶ ζώοντες ἑαῖς π[αλάμαισιν ἔτευξαν]
[αὐτοῖς] ̣ἀ̣σκητὸν μν̣ῆ[μα τόδ' ἀέναον]
[- - -]̣π[- - -]
The following variant readings and reconstructions of the text have been suggested by different scholars. None of them substantially alter the overall meaning of the text.
4. λαοῦ Merkelbach & Stauber || 5. θεουδέος Merkelbach & Stauber || 6. [ποιμ]νῆς Grégoire and independently Turner apud Calder, [Ζώ]νης Calder || 7. [οὗτοι] Calder Merkelbach & Stauber, [ἁγνὸν] Tabbernee MAMA Calder || καὶ ζώοντες ἑαῖς π[αρὰ Λαοδικεῦσιν] Calder, καὶ ζώοντες ἑαῖς π[ληγαῖς ὄνομ' ἔσχον] Tabbernee MAMA || 8. τοῦτ' εὐ]άσκητον μνῆ[μ' ἐπέθεντο σοροῖς] Calder, [νῦν τ' εὐ]άσκητον μνῆ[μ' ἔχει ἀμφοτέρους] Tabbernee MAMA Calder || 7-8. [οὗτοι] καὶ ζώοντες ἑαῖς π[αλάμαισιν ἔτευξαν | αὐτοῖς] ἀσκητὸν μνῆ[μα τόδ' ἀέναον] Merkelbach & Stauber following Wilhelm honoris causa, [ἣν μὲν] καὶ ζώνοτες ἑαῖς πά[λαι ηὔξανον εὐχαῖς], | [νῦν δὲ τόδ'] ἀσκητὸν μνῆ[μα φάος πόλεως] Grégoire
'This monument (mnema) conceals the interpreter of the wisdom of Christ, the wise man, the glorious victor (in the contest) of the Heavenly Father (or Son), Severos, the all-overseeing leader of cities of the sackcloth-wearing folk; also the remains of God-fearing Eugenios, whom he left behind, a worthy director of the spiritual flock. [They built themselves this] well-wrought [eternal] memorial [with their own hands] in their life-time'
Text: SGO III, no. 14/06/04. Translation: W.M. Calder, lightly modified, with the last verses following the reconstruction by Adolf Wilhelm.
οὐρανίου Γενέτου κύδιμον ἀθλοφόρον
[Σ]εβῆρον πόλεων πανεπίσκοπον ἡγητῆρα
[λ]αοῦ σακκοφόρου μνῆμα κέκευθε τόδε
[λεί]ψανον Εὐγενίου τε θ(εο)υδέος ὃν κατέλιψεν
[ποιμ]νῆς πνευματικῆς ἄξιον ἡνίοχον
[οὗτοι] ̣καὶ ζώοντες ἑαῖς π[αλάμαισιν ἔτευξαν]
[αὐτοῖς] ̣ἀ̣σκητὸν μν̣ῆ[μα τόδ' ἀέναον]
[- - -]̣π[- - -]
The following variant readings and reconstructions of the text have been suggested by different scholars. None of them substantially alter the overall meaning of the text.
4. λαοῦ Merkelbach & Stauber || 5. θεουδέος Merkelbach & Stauber || 6. [ποιμ]νῆς Grégoire and independently Turner apud Calder, [Ζώ]νης Calder || 7. [οὗτοι] Calder Merkelbach & Stauber, [ἁγνὸν] Tabbernee MAMA Calder || καὶ ζώοντες ἑαῖς π[αρὰ Λαοδικεῦσιν] Calder, καὶ ζώοντες ἑαῖς π[ληγαῖς ὄνομ' ἔσχον] Tabbernee MAMA || 8. τοῦτ' εὐ]άσκητον μνῆ[μ' ἐπέθεντο σοροῖς] Calder, [νῦν τ' εὐ]άσκητον μνῆ[μ' ἔχει ἀμφοτέρους] Tabbernee MAMA Calder || 7-8. [οὗτοι] καὶ ζώοντες ἑαῖς π[αλάμαισιν ἔτευξαν | αὐτοῖς] ἀσκητὸν μνῆ[μα τόδ' ἀέναον] Merkelbach & Stauber following Wilhelm honoris causa, [ἣν μὲν] καὶ ζώνοτες ἑαῖς πά[λαι ηὔξανον εὐχαῖς], | [νῦν δὲ τόδ'] ἀσκητὸν μνῆ[μα φάος πόλεως] Grégoire
'This monument (mnema) conceals the interpreter of the wisdom of Christ, the wise man, the glorious victor (in the contest) of the Heavenly Father (or Son), Severos, the all-overseeing leader of cities of the sackcloth-wearing folk; also the remains of God-fearing Eugenios, whom he left behind, a worthy director of the spiritual flock. [They built themselves this] well-wrought [eternal] memorial [with their own hands] in their life-time'
Text: SGO III, no. 14/06/04. Translation: W.M. Calder, lightly modified, with the last verses following the reconstruction by Adolf Wilhelm.
History
Evidence ID
E01112Saint Name
Severos, presumably a martyred bishop of Laodikeia Katakekaumene / Laodicea Combusta (Pisidia, central Asia Minor), ob. 3rd / early 4th c. : S00706Saint Name in Source
ΣεβῆροςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptions Literary - PoemsLanguage
- Greek