Greek dedicatory inscription mentioning *Stephen (the First Martyr, 00030). Found at Dorylaion (Phrygia, west central Asia Minor). Probably late antique.
Evidence ID
E00911
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
τῷ ἁγίῳ Στ(εφάνῳ) F-ʹ
'For Saint Stephen. F-ʹ'
Text: Armanet 1904, no. 23.
Non Liturgical Activity
Bequests, donations, gifts and offerings
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesMerchants and artisans
Source
A broken block, found at the entrance to a distillery at Eskişehir, ancient Dorylaion (Phrygia, central Asia Minor). H. 0.30 m; W. 1.70 m. The inscription was carved on the rough face, not the polished one.Discussion
The inscription records the abbreviated name of Stephen, the First Martyr. The article is in the dative case, therefore, it is probably a dedication. Armanet claimed that the signs visible at the end of the line were markings of the stone-cutter.Bibliography
Edition:Armanet, C., "Inscriptions de Dorylée", Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique 28 (1904), no. 23.
Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1417: http://www.epigraph.topoi.org/ica/icamainapp/inscription/show/1417
Further reading:
Destephen, S., "Martyrs locaux et cultes civiques en Asie Mineure", in: J.C. Caillet, S. Destephen, B. Dumézil, H. Inglebert, Des dieux civiques aux saints patrons (IVe-VIIe siècle) (Paris: éditions A. & J. Picard, 2015), 92.
Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua V, Lists I(i), 182, no. 131.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
29/11/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00030 | Stephen, the First Martyr | Στέφανος | Certain |
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