File(s) not publicly available
E01885: Greek inscription invoking the protection of God for a tower, through the intercession of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) and of *All Saints (S01151). Found at Qaṣr el-Mouḥarram near Apamea on the Orontes (central Syria). Dated 551.
online resource
posted on 2016-10-02, 00:00 authored by BryanΧ(ριστ)ὲ Ἰ(ησο)ῦ, γενοῦ ἑμῖν θεὸν ὑπερα̣σ̣πιστὲν καὶ οἶκον καταφυγε͂ς καὶ πύργος ἰσχύ[ος] ἀπὸ προσώπου ἐχθροῦ
καὶ ἔγιρον τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον, φυτεύον ἐν αὐτῷ τὲν δόξαν τοῦ ὀνόματός <σ>ου εἰς τὸν ἐο͂να, εὐχῆς τε͂ς Θεοτόκου Μαρίας
ἐπετέθε δὴ ὁ ἐπι- καὶ πάντον τῶν
κίμενος λίθος ἁγίον σου· ἀμέν.
ἔτους βξωʹ, μη-
νὸς Ἀρτεμισίου,
ἰνδ(ικτιῶνος) ιδʹ. ΧΜΓ
'Christ, Jesus, be Thou to us a protecting God, and a house of refuge, and a strong tower (pyrgos), from the face of the enemy. And build this house (oikos), planting the glory of your name within it for the ages, through the intercessions of the God-Bearer (Theotokos) Mary and of All your Saints. Amen.'
'This present stone (i.e. lintel]) was set up in the year 862, in the month of Artemisios, 14th indiction. ΧΜΓ'
Text: IGLS 4, no. 1811. Translation: P. Nowakowski.
καὶ ἔγιρον τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον, φυτεύον ἐν αὐτῷ τὲν δόξαν τοῦ ὀνόματός <σ>ου εἰς τὸν ἐο͂να, εὐχῆς τε͂ς Θεοτόκου Μαρίας
ἐπετέθε δὴ ὁ ἐπι- καὶ πάντον τῶν
κίμενος λίθος ἁγίον σου· ἀμέν.
ἔτους βξωʹ, μη-
νὸς Ἀρτεμισίου,
ἰνδ(ικτιῶνος) ιδʹ. ΧΜΓ
'Christ, Jesus, be Thou to us a protecting God, and a house of refuge, and a strong tower (pyrgos), from the face of the enemy. And build this house (oikos), planting the glory of your name within it for the ages, through the intercessions of the God-Bearer (Theotokos) Mary and of All your Saints. Amen.'
'This present stone (i.e. lintel]) was set up in the year 862, in the month of Artemisios, 14th indiction. ΧΜΓ'
Text: IGLS 4, no. 1811. Translation: P. Nowakowski.
History
Evidence ID
E01885Saint Name
Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033 All Saints : S01151 Saints, unnamed : S00518Saint Name in Source
Μαρία πάντες οἱ ἅγιοιRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Language
- Greek
Evidence not before
551Evidence not after
551Activity not before
551Activity not after
551Place of Evidence - Region
Syria with Phoenicia Syria with PhoeniciaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Apamea on the Orontes Qaṣr el-MouḥarramPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Apamea on the Orontes Thabbora Thabbora Qaṣr el-Mouḥarram Thabbora ThabboraCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Towns, villages, districts and fortresses