E00743: Greek graffito with a request for help addressed to Christ and *John the Apostle and Evangelist (here called the Theologian, S00042), written on a white marble wall panel, found in the Domitian Street in Ephesos (western Asia Minor). 5th c. or later.
Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Source
A graffito written on a white marble wall panel, found in the so-called 'Domitian Street'. H. 0.55 m; W. 1.15 m; Th. 0.12 m.
Discussion
The graffito is a request for help addressed to Christ and *John the Evangelist (termed, as often in Ephesos, 'the Theologian'). The editors suggested a reconstruction based on the 'Our Father' prayer. For a similar invocation based on the prayer 'Our Father', see E05037.
Dating: Graffiti with such requests are usually dated to the late 5th or subsequent centuries.
Bibliography
Edition:
Die Inschriften von Ephesos, no. 1279.
Reference works:
Bulletin épigraphique (1981), 468.