Four boundary stones, with Greek inscriptions, of a church of *Po(- - -), an unidentified saint, found in the proximity of Appia (Phrygia, west central Asia Minor). Probably late antique (5th-7th c.).
E00877
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
Stone 1:
Found at Sevdiğin. Text: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1162; MAMA X, no. 17. Unshaped piece of greyish marble with rough edges. Partially buried. H. 1.04 m (visible); W. 0.87 m (preserved), Th. c. 0.32 m.; letter height 0.035-0.11 m (front); 0.03-0.13 m (back).
Face A:
+ νότου
ὅρο(ς) τοῦ Ῥεκ̣τ(- - - ?)
ἁγί-
ου Π(- - - ?)
Face B:
βορᾶ ὅρο(ς).
χω(ρίων) τ<ο>ῦ Ἀντ(- - - ?)
B. χω = χω(ρίων) or Χ(ρίστ)ε MAMA
'+ The south boundary of Rekt(- - - ?) of Saint P(- - - ?) // The north boundary of the village (?) of Ant(- - - ?).'
Stone 2:
Found at Karaağaç. Text: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1165; MAMA X, no. 24. An irregularly carved and weathered pillar, found next to a road entering the village; reused in a tomb. Partially buried. H. 0.51 m; diameter 0.34 m; letter height 0.035-0.07 m.
Field A:
+ ἀνα(τολῶν?) ὅρο(ς)
̣χω(ρίων) Ἀ(ντ - - -) ΟΙ
ΘΣΛΠΛΟΥ
Field B:
+ ὅρο(ς) τοῦ Ῥεκ[τ(- - -)]
ἁγίου Πο[- - -]
'The east boundary of the village of A(nt- - -?) // + The boundary of Rekt(- - - ?) of Saint Po[- - - ?].'
Stone 3:
Found at Alibey Köy. Text: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1180; MAMA X, no. 109. Grey marble slab; top right and bottom edges are broken. Partially buried. H. 1.2 m; W. 0.45 m; Th. 0.08 m (visible), letter height 0.02-0.115 m.
+ δύσιο(ς) ὅρο(ς)
τοῦ Ῥεκτ(- - -) ἁγίου Π(- - -)
'The west boundary of Rekt(- - -) of Saint P(- - -).'
Stone 4:
Under no. 25 the editors of the tenth volume of Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua (= Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1166) publish a picture (without transcription) of yet another boundary stone from Karaağaç (round, made of greyish marble, broken in half; H. 0.4 m; diameter 0.58 m; letter height 0.03-0.06 m). Letters, carved on its face, resemble that of other boundary stones from this area. Face A: ΙΡΟ | Τ | ΟΥ Π. Face B: Τ[- - -] | ΑΝΑΠ(Ο[- - -] | ΑΓΡΙΟ [- - -].
Cult building - independent (church)
Non Liturgical ActivityAwarding privileges to cult centres
Seeking asylum at church/shrine
Discussion
The editors of the tenth volume of Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua suppose that these signs marked the boundaries of church estates belonging to a sanctuary of St. Po(- - -), an unidentified saint. There is no certain way to date these stones, but they are probably late antique.Bibliography
Edition:Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua X, no. 17, 24, 25, 109.
Reference works:
Chroniques d'épigraphie byzantine, 362.
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 43, 934.
Pawel Nowakowski
23/11/2015
ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00004 | Polykarpos/Polycarp, bishop and martyr of Smyrna, and his companion martyrs | Πο(- - -) | Uncertain | S00325 | Polyeuktos, soldier and martyr of Melitene | Πο(- - -) | Uncertain | S00603 | Po(- - -), an unidentified saint, venerated in Anatolia | Πο(- - -) | Certain |
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