Greek inscription inscribed on a column in Ephesos (western Asia Minor), invoking the aid of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) for the city. Probably late antique (5th-8th c.).
Evidence ID
E00742
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Graffiti
+ Θεωτόκε,
βοήθη
τῇ πόλη
'O Theotokos, help this city!'
Text: I. Ephesos, no. 1358.
Non Liturgical ActivityPrayer/supplication/invocation
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Saint as patron - of a community
Source
Inscription on a white marble column (H.1.5 m, diameter 0.5 m) belonging to the eastern portico of the agora street.Discussion
The inscription is a request for help for the town of Ephesos addressed to Mary as the Theotokos, the Bearer of God.The name Theotokos is very unlikely to occur in inscriptions before the council of Ephesus (431).
Bibliography
Edition:Die Inschriften von Ephesos, no. 1358.
Engelmann, H., Knibbe, D., "Aus ephesischen Skizzenbüchern", Jahreshefte des österreichischen Archäologischen Institutes 52 (1978-1980), no. 95
Reference works:
Bulletin épigraphique (1981), 429
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
30/09/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | Θεωτόκος | Certain |
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