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94. Prayer of Anastasius, donor

Description | Text | Translation | Images | Commentary | Location | History


Description

  • Monument: Six blue-grey marble fragments, H. 0.135, D. 0.21, from the crowning feature of a balustrade; the top is smooth; one side has a moulded profile, the other is smooth, tapering inwards. The underside has been left rough. a: W. 0.375; b: W. 0.61; c: two joining pieces, W. 0.35; d: W. 0.28; e: similar profile. but perhaps different lettering, W. 0.25. Resembles 92, 93, 95, 96.
  • Text: Inscribed in one line on upper fascia of moulded profile.
  • Letters: 0.025; square epsilon and sigma in a, b and d, lunate in e.
  • Date: Fifth/sixth century (location, lettering).

Text [Font help][Conventions]

a
  vac. cross Ἀναστάσιος λ[...]
b
  [... ὑ]πὲρ ἐμαυτοῦ καὶ τοῦ οἴκου μου cross vac.
c
  [... τ]ῷ οἴκῳ ν[?αστασίου ...]
d
  [... ἀ]ρχ(αγγελ-) vac. εὐχὴν [...]
e
  v. leaf Κύριε β[?οήθησον ...]

Translation

a. Anastasius [...]

b. [...] on behalf of myself and my household.

c. [?to] the household of An[?astasius]

d. [...] archangel. Prayer [...]

e. Lord [?help ...]

Photographs

a: Face (1977) b: Face (1977) c: Face (1977) d: Face (1976) e: Face (1978)
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Commentary

See discussion at VII.10.

For the history of the Temple-Church see VII.4.

Locations

  • Found: Temple-Church: sector xv; temenos, sector iv, str. I; three stray finds.
  • Original: Temple-Church: ?crowning the chancel barrier.
  • Last Recorded: Museum.

History

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