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E02014: Greek inscription commemorating the construction of a church (naos) with porches, dedicated to *Sergios (soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023), and the setting up of a lintel. Found at Jizeh, midway between Bostra and Adraha (north Arabia). Dated 590.
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posted on 2016-11-18, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiναοῦ ἁγίου καὶ ἐνδό- ξου μάρτυρος Σεργί[ου - - -]
καὶ οἰκοδομήθησαν οἱ ἔνβολοι ἐπὶ τῆς η[- -]
καὶ ὑπερ<ετέ>θη τὸ ὑπερ- θυρον μη(νὶ) Λώου ε΄ χρ(όνοις) η΄ [ἰνδ(ικτιῶνος) τοῦ]
ἔτους υπε΄, Κ(ύρι)ε ὁ θ(εὸ)ς τελίωσον τὸν ναόν σου. ἀμή[ν].
'Of the church (naos) of the holy and glorious martyr Sergios [- - -] and the porticos were constructed under the [- - -] and the lintel of the doorway was set up on the 5th (day) of the month of Loos, 8th indiction, in the 485th year. O Lord, God, complete your shrine (naos). Amen.'
Text: IGLS 13/2, no. 9715. The edition we follow is by Maurice Sartre who managed to establish an intelligible and plausible text, compared with the defective copies of his predecessors. As their readings are almost certainly wrong, we do not reproduce them here.
καὶ οἰκοδομήθησαν οἱ ἔνβολοι ἐπὶ τῆς η[- -]
καὶ ὑπερ<ετέ>θη τὸ ὑπερ- θυρον μη(νὶ) Λώου ε΄ χρ(όνοις) η΄ [ἰνδ(ικτιῶνος) τοῦ]
ἔτους υπε΄, Κ(ύρι)ε ὁ θ(εὸ)ς τελίωσον τὸν ναόν σου. ἀμή[ν].
'Of the church (naos) of the holy and glorious martyr Sergios [- - -] and the porticos were constructed under the [- - -] and the lintel of the doorway was set up on the 5th (day) of the month of Loos, 8th indiction, in the 485th year. O Lord, God, complete your shrine (naos). Amen.'
Text: IGLS 13/2, no. 9715. The edition we follow is by Maurice Sartre who managed to establish an intelligible and plausible text, compared with the defective copies of his predecessors. As their readings are almost certainly wrong, we do not reproduce them here.
History
Evidence ID
E02014Saint Name
Sergios, martyr in Syria, ob. 303-311 : S00023Saint Name in Source
ΣέργιοςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Language
- Greek
Evidence not before
590Evidence not after
590Activity not before
590Activity not after
590Place of Evidence - Region
Arabia Arabia ArabiaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Jizeh Adraha BosraPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Jizeh Sakkaia / Maximianopolis Σακκαια Sakkaia Saccaea Eaccaea Maximianopolis Shaqqa Schaqqa Shakka Adraha Sakkaia / Maximianopolis Σακκαια Sakkaia Saccaea Eaccaea Maximianopolis Shaqqa Schaqqa Shakka Bosra Sakkaia / Maximianopolis Σακκαια Sakkaia Saccaea Eaccaea Maximianopolis Shaqqa Schaqqa ShakkaCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Ceremony of dedication
Cult activities - Festivals
- Anniversary of church/altar dedication