Fragment of an architrave with a Greek invocation of an unnamed *Archangel, asked to preserve the building where the inscription was displayed. Found in Miletos (Caria, western Asia Minor), probably late antique (4th-8th c.).
Evidence ID
E00806
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
[ἀρχάν]γελε σῷζε τὸν οἶκον (τ)οῦτο<ν>
'[O Archangel], save this house!'
Text:. Pekary 1965, no. 27.
Cult Places
Cult building - independent (church)
Non Liturgical ActivityPrayer/supplication/invocation
Source
Upper part of a marble plaque, probably a fragment of an architrave. Found in the autumn of 1959 by the expedition directed by Gerhard Kleiner. When recorded, it was reused in a fountain near an old school (the then archaeological depot) in Eski Balat. Dimensions of the inscribed field: H. 0.21 m; W. 0.9 m; letter height 0.03-0.075 m. The inscription consisted of at least two lines, but only the first is legible.Discussion
The inscription contains an invocation of an unnamed Archangel, asked to save the building where the inscription was displayed. The building is called οἶκος which is a very broad term but may refer to a sanctuary (e.g. a church, an oratory or a chapel).Probably late antique (4th-8th c.).
Bibliography
Edition:Pekary, Th., "Inschriftenfunde aus Milet 1959", Istanbuler Mitteilungen 15 (1965), no. 27.
Reference works:
Bulletin épigraphique (1966), 377.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
21/10/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00191 | Archangels, unnamed or name lost | ἀρχάγγελος | Certain |
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