Fragmentary Greek inscription with a reference to *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), as the Theotokos/God-Bearer. Found at Adrassos (Isauria, southern Asia Minor). Probably 5th or 6th c.
Evidence ID
E01048
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
Θεοτόκου [- - -] ̣Η
τ]̣ὸν ἐπίσκοπο̣ν Φ
̣ΙΩΝΙΟ̣Ε̣Λ [- - -] Γ̣Ο
'[- - -] of the God-Bearer [- - -] the bishop Ph[- - -]'
Text: Tomaschitz 1998, no. 45.
Protagonists in Cult and Narratives
Ecclesiastics - bishops
Source
Fragmentary yellow limestone slab. H. 0.66 m; W. 0.65 m. Apparently reused in a building already in Late Antiquity. Found at Dağ Pazarı, the site of ancient Adrassos (Isauria, south-eastern Asia Minor).Discussion
Dating: probably after 431 (when references to the Theotokos become common).Bibliography
Edition:Hagel, St., Tomaschitz, K., (eds.), Repertorium der westkilikischen Inschriften (Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Denkschriften der philosophisch-historischen Klasse 265, Ergänzungsbände zu den Tituli Asiae Minoris 22, Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1998), no. Dpz 9.
Tomaschitz, K. (ed.), Unpublizierte Inschriften Westkilikiens aus dem Nachlass Terence B. Mitfords (Ergänzungsbände zu den Tituli Asiae Minoris 21, Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1998), no. 45.
Further reading:
Mietke, G., "Monumentalisierung christilcher Heiliger in Kilikien in frühbyzantinischer Zeit", Olba 17 (2009), 120.
Reference works:
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 48, 1748.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
03/01/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | Θεοτόκος | Certain |
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