Greek inscription invoking the help of *George (soldier and martyr, S00259). Found at Tlīl near Garion/Ghoūr and Ḥimṣ/Emesa (northwest Phoenicia). Probably the 6th/7th c.
Evidence ID
E01934
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
[ἅγ]ιος Γε+όργιος, βωήθι
'Saint George, help!'
Text: IGLS 5, no. 2174.
Non Liturgical ActivityPrayer/supplication/invocation
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Saint as patron - of an individual
Source
The inscription is carved on the broken lintel from the doorway of an abandoned mill situated outside the village. Preserved dimensions: H. 0.27 m; W. 0.35 m. Letter height 0.075 m.Bibliography
Edition:Jalabert, L., Mouterde, R., Mondésert, C., Les inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie, vol. 5: Émésène (BAH 66, Paris: P. Guethner, 1959), no. 2174.
Lammens, Rev. Or. Chr. 5 (1900), 438.
Perdrizet, Fossey, 73, no. 19.
Record Created By
Paweł Nowakowski
Date of Entry
18/10/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00259 | George, soldier and martyr, and Companions | Γεόργιος | Certain |
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