Greek inscription with an invocation of *Michael (the Archangel, S00181) as the commander-in-chief of the Heavenly Host, asked to help his servant, Nikolaos. Found at Philomelion (Pisidia, west central Asia Minor). Probably 6th/8th c. or later
Evidence ID
E00918
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
[ἀ]ρχιστράτ(ηγε) βοήθ(ει) .. τõ σõ δούλ(ῳ) Ν[ι]κολάῳ
'O commander-in-chief, help your servant Nikolaos!'
Text: I. Sultan Daği, no. 49.
Non Liturgical Activity
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesOther lay individuals/ people
Source
A plain block found at Philomelion. H. 1.25 m, W. 0.75 m. Letter height 0.3 m.Discussion
The inscription offers us an invocation of *Michael the Archangel as the commander-in-chief of the Heavenly Host. The Archangel is asked to help his servant, a certain Nikolaos.Dating: This kind of invocation with the 'servant-of-saint' formula is usually dated to the 6th/8th c. or later.
Bibliography
Edition:The Inscriptions of the Sultan Daği, no. 49.
Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua VII, no. 207.
Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 618: http://www.epigraph.topoi.org/ica/icamainapp/inscription/show/618
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
01/12/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00181 | Michael, the Archangel | [ἀ]ρχιστράτ(ηγος) | Certain |
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