Greek epitaph for a servant of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), as the God-Bearer. Found at Germia (Galatia, central Asia Minor). Probably late 5th-6th c.
Evidence ID
E01151
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptions
Α̣ΚΙ . Ε̣Ο̣Υ
δο<ῦ>̣λ[ο]̣ς τῆ-
ς Θεοτόκου
Θεώπενπ-
τος υὑὸς
Ἰωάνου
̣δεκανοῦ
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'[- - -] se<r>v[a]nt of the God-Bearer, Theopemptos, son of Ioannes, dekanos. +'
Text: Walser 2013, no. 29.
Non Liturgical ActivityChildren
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Source
A stone cube. Probably broken and lost on top. There is no detailed description of the object. Found at Gömüş Konak/Yürme (ancient Germia). When recorded, it was reused in a wall. Now covered with plaster. Below the inscription there is a carving of a cross.Discussion
This poorly preserved inscription is the epitaph for a certain Theopemptos, styled the servant of the God-Bearer (Theotokos). His father, Ioannes, was a dekanos, i.e. a member of an association, dekania, probably providing burial services (see: E00780).Dating: probably late 5th-6th c. (based on the lettering and contents).
Bibliography
Edition:Walser, A.V., "Kaiserzeitliche und frühbyzantinische Inschriften aus der Region von Germia in Nordwestgalatien", Chiron 43 (2013), no. 29.
Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 2354: http://www.epigraph.topoi.org/ica/icamainapp/inscription/show/2354
Reference works:
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 63, 1189.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
25/02/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | Θεοτόκος | Certain |
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