Fragmentary Greek graffito on a white limestone floor slab, with an invocation of a saint whose name is lost. Probably executed by a Christian prisoner. Found at Corinth (northeastern Peloponnese). Probably 5th-6th c.
Evidence ID
E06300
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed objects
Inscriptions - Graffiti
vacat
+ ἅγιε Γ - - - -]
EVΒA - - - -]
vacat
'+ O Saint [- - -].'
Text: IG IV2 3, no. 1285.
Non Liturgical Activity
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesPrisoners
Source
Fragment of a white limestone floor slab, broken on all sides. Preserved dimensions: H. 0.32 m; W. 0.34 m; Th. 0.052 m. Letter height 0.028-0.052 m. Found in 1901 at the back of the 'Boudroumi' vaults among the shops north-west of the agora of ancient Corinth. Now in the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth (inv. no. 133).Discussion
This inscription probably belongs to the series of graffiti carved into the floor of a prison located near the Northwest Shops in Corinth. For a further discussion see E06299.Dating: The editors of the Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database date the inscription to the 5th-6th c., which is plausible on the basis of its Christian content and archaeological context.
Bibliography
Edition:Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 2812: http://www.epigraph.topoi.org/ica/icamainapp/inscription/show/2812
Inscriptiones Graecae IV (2nd ed.) 3, no. 1285 and Tab. VII.
Meritt, B.D., Corinth, vol. 8, part 1: Greek Inscriptions 1896–1927 (Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1931), 121, no. 203 with drawing.
Further Reading:
Breytenbach, C., "Christian prisoners: fifth and sixth century inscriptions from Corinth," Acta Theologica, Supplementum 23 (2016), 302-309.
Images
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Photograph. From: IG IV2 3, Tabula VII, no. 1285.
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General plan of Ancient Corinth, showing the area of 'Boudroumi' shops. From: IG IV2 3, 199.
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Drawing. From: Meritt 1931, 121, no. 203.
Record Created By
Małgorzata Krawczyk
Date of Entry
06/09/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S01744 | Saints, name lost or very partially preserved | Certain |
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