Fragmentary Latin inscription with the name of *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), probably recording the deposition of relics of the saint. Found at Thabbora (Proconsularis, central North Africa). 5th/7th c.
Evidence ID
E07509
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions
...] Stefani ma[rtyris]
primi XII K(a)l(endas) n[o]
vem[bres]
'... of Stephen, the First Martyr, on the 12th day before the Kalends of November [21 October]'
Text: Y. Duval 1982, no. 20 (after Merlin).
Translation: Stanisław Adamiak.
Cult Related Objects
Inscription
Source
Precise findspot and current location unknown. Recorded as a fragment broken on all sides, roughly 35 x 40 cm. There were traces of six lines of text, but only parts of three could be read. Irregular letters, 3 to 5 cm in height.Discussion
The date on the inscription does not tally with any of the known feast days of Stephen, so probably refers to a deposition of relics. This would also fit Stephen's name being in the genitive.Bibliography
Edition and discussion:Duval, Y., Loca sanctorum Africae: Le culte des martyrs en Afrique du IVe au VIIe siècle (Rome: École Française de Rome, 1982), vol. 1, 44, no. 20.
Images
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From Y. Duval 1982, no. 20
Record Created By
Stanisław Adamiak
Date of Entry
05/04/2019
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00030 | Stephen, the First Martyr | Stefanus | Certain |
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