Greek inscription on a column, invoking an unnamed *Archangel. Found near Appia (Phrygia, west central Asia Minor). Probably late antique (5th/7th c.).
Evidence ID
E00878
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed architectural elements
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
+ ἀρχάν[γ]ελε, [β]οήθι τõ δούλου σου Τροφιμᾶ
'O archan[g]el, [h]elp your servant Trophimas!'
Text: MAMA X, no. 243.
Non Liturgical Activity
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesOther lay individuals/ people
Source
Part of a small grey marble column found at Gökçeler, near Appia (Phrygia, central Asia Minor), in the middle of an ancient cemetery. Partially buried: H. 0.7 m (visible); diameter 0.275m (upper moulding); letter height 0.0225-0.03 m. The surface is weathered. The text runs around the column. It is preceded by crosses. The initial cross is supported by an orb with an unidentified design.Bibliography
Edition:Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua X, no. 243.
Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1199: http://www.epigraph.topoi.org/ica/icamainapp/inscription/show/1199
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
23/11/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00191 | Archangels, unnamed or name lost | ἀρχάνγελος | Certain |
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