Greek graffito with a request for help addressed to Christ and *John the Apostle and Evangelist (here called the Theologian, S00042), written on a white marble wall panel, found in the Domitian Street in Ephesos (western Asia Minor). 5th c. or later.
Evidence ID
E00743
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed architectural elements
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
κ(ύρι)ε Ἠσοῦ Χ[ριστὲ καὶ Ἰωάννη(ς)]
ὁ θεόλογος [ῥύσατε ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ - - -]
ἀ̣π̣ὸ τε τοῦ [πονηροῦ (?). ἀμήν, γέ]-
νυτο κ(ύρι)ε
1. Ἠσοῦ = Ἰησοῦ || 2. perhaps [ἀπὸ πάσης νόσου (?)] I. Ephesos || 3-4. ἀμήν, γέ]|νυτο Feissel (in letter dated 17.09.2016)
'O Lord, Jesus Ch[rist and John] the Theologian [protect us from - - -] and from [evil (?). Amen], let it be so, O Lord.'
Text: I. Ephesos, no. 1279.
Non Liturgical Activity
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Source
A graffito written on a white marble wall panel, found in the so-called 'Domitian Street'. H. 0.55 m; W. 1.15 m; Th. 0.12 m.Discussion
The graffito is a request for help addressed to Christ and *John the Evangelist (termed, as often in Ephesos, 'the Theologian'). The editors suggested a reconstruction based on the 'Our Father' prayer. For a similar invocation based on the prayer 'Our Father', see E05037.Dating: Graffiti with such requests are usually dated to the late 5th or subsequent centuries.
Bibliography
Edition:Die Inschriften von Ephesos, no. 1279.
Reference works:
Bulletin épigraphique (1981), 468.
Record Created By
Paweł Nowakowski
Date of Entry
30/09/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00042 | John, the Apostle and Evangelist | Ἰωάννης | Certain |
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