Greek building inscription probably for a sanctuary of *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030). Found near Liftāya to the west of Ḥimṣ/Emesa (northwest Phoenicia). Dated 573.
Evidence ID
E01951
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
Ν(οεμβρίῳ), ωπεʹ
ὁ ἅγιος Στέφα-
+ νος +
'In the month of November, (the year) 885. Saint Stephen. +'
Text: IGLS 5, no. 2648.
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Non Liturgical ActivityConstruction of cult buildings
Source
Stone lintel, found c. 400 m to the west of the village. There is no published description.Recorded and copied by Albert Gobril. The existence of his copy was twice communicated to René Mouterde: first in 1928 by Léonce Brossé and in then in 1933 by Maurice Chéhab. First published in 1959 by Mouterde, with a drawing.
Discussion
Mouterde suggests that the inscription commemorated the construction of a church or chapel dedicated to Stephen the First Martyr.Dating: the date is given in line 1 as the year 855 of the Seleucid era, which corresponds to AD 573/574. If the month of November is really mentioned in line, the exact date must be November 573.
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. 2648 (with a drawing).
Images
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Drawing. From: IGLS 5, 277.
Record Created By
Paweł Nowakowski
Date of Entry
20/10/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00030 | Stephen, the First Martyr | Στέφανος | Certain |
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