Greek inscription on a boundary stone of a monastery of *John (the Baptist, S00020). Found near Komana/Comana Pontica (Pontus Polemoniacus, north-east Asia Minor). 582-590.
Evidence ID
E00984
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
ὅροι ἀσυλίας τοῦ
εὐαγοῦς μοναστηρίου
τοῦ ἁγίου Ἰωάννου
τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ τοῦ ἐπι-
λεγομένου σταυροῦ
φιλοτιμηθέντες
παρὰ τῶν εὐσεβ(ε)σ(τάτων) β(α)σ(ιλέων)
ἡμῶν· Μαυρικίου
Τιβερίου καὶ
Κον<σ>ταντίνης
[7. ΕΥCΕΒςΒς lapis || 10. Κονοταντίνης lapis]
'Boundaries of the asylum site of the reverend monastery of Saint John the Baptist, also called the Cross, granted by our most pious emperors: Maurice Tiberius and Constantina.'
Text: Le Guen-Pollet 1989, 523-525.
Cult PlacesAwarding privileges to cult centres
Protagonists in Cult and Narratives
Cult building - monastic
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Non Liturgical ActivityAwarding privileges to cult centres
Seeking asylum at church/shrine
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesMonarchs and their family
Source
A cylindrical column of granite. H. 1 m; diameter: 0.38 m. Found by Brigitte Le Guen-Pollet and Bernard Rémy at the Museum of Tokat in 1988, where it had been brought from Dereköy near Pazar (area of Komana / Comana Pontica, Pontus Polemoniacus, north-eastern Asia Minor).Discussion
The inscription marked the boundaries of the area, where asylum could be sought around a monastery of John the Baptist.Dating: 582-590, based on a reference to the emperor Maurice, called by two of his names: Maurice Tiberius, and the empress Constantina; it must predate 590, as there is no mention of Theodosius, son of Maurice, elevated to the rank of Caesar in that year.
It is the latest securely dated inscription from a boundary stone from Asia Minor in this database.
Bibliography
Edition:Le Guen-Pollet, B., "Collection épigraphique du Musée de Tokat" [in French], Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı 7 (1989), 523-525.
Reference works:
Chroniques d'épigraphie byzantine, 457.
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 40, 1171.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
13/12/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00020 | John the Baptist | Ἰωάννης ὁ Βαπτιστῆς | Certain |
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