Greek inscription labelling a sarcophagus owned by a monastery named after *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) as the God-Bearer. Found at Korykos/Corycus (Cilicia, south-east Asia Minor). Probably late 5th or 6th c.
Evidence ID
E01064
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptions
+ σοματ<ο>- (cross in a circle) θίκι μο-
νῆς τῖς Θεοτόκου
'+ Sarcophagus of the monastery of the God-Bearer.'
Text: MAMA III, no. 779.
Cult Places
Cult building - monastic
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Source
The lid of a sarcophagus. Letter height 0.07 m. A further inscription, carved on the side of the sarcophagus, states that a certain presbyter Porphyrios was buried in the tomb. Recorded at Korykos in 1891 by Edward Hicks and in 1914 by Adolf Wilhelm.Discussion
The inscription labels a sarcophagus owned by a monastery named after Mary as the God-Bearer.Dating: probably late 5th or 6th c. (based on the style of the lettering and sarcophagus).
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. Kry 628.
Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua III, no. 779.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
08/01/2016
ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | Θεοτόκος | Certain |
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