Fragment of an architrave with remnants of a Greek inscription probably referring to an unnamed *Archangel. Found in Miletos (Caria, western Asia Minor), in the church of *Michael (the Archangel, S00181), possibly late antique (4th-8th c.).
Evidence ID
E00808
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
- - - ἀρχ]αγέλου +
'[- - -] of Archangel +'
Text: Miletus VI/2, no. 1009c.
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Source
One of three fragments of an architrave, found in the church of *Michael the Archangel in Miletos (Caria, western Asia Minor), probably from a chancel screen. H. 0.08 m; W. 0.195 m; Th. 0.14 m. The fragment is decorated with a Ionic cymatium.Discussion
Peter Herrmann supposes that the preserved letters AΓΕΛΟΥ may be remnants of the misspelt name of an *Archangel: ἀρχ]α<γ>γέλου. The reconstruction is justified by the fact that this spelling is attested in other Anatolian inscriptions, see E00844 and E01081. There are, however, other possibilities including, for example, names of ordinary people: Εὐάγγελος, Θεάγγελος etc.Bibliography
Edition:Herrmann, P. (ed.), Milet. Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen und Untersuchungen seit dem Jahre 1899, vol. 6: Die Inschriften von Milet, part 2 (Berlin – New York 1998), no. 1009c.
Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1769: http://www.epigraph.topoi.org/ica/icamainapp/inscription/show/1769
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
21/10/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00181 | Michael, the Archangel | Uncertain | S00191 | Archangels, unnamed or name lost | ἀρχ]άγελος | Certain |
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