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E00825: Greek inscription commemorating the paving of an aisle and the construction of a chancel screen in a church at Bargylia (Caria, western Asia Minor) by a certain Auxibios, probably a member of the city council, giving thanks to *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) and unnamed saints (S00518). Probably late antique (5th-6th c.).
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posted on 2015-10-31, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiΑὐξίβιος ὁ ἐδεσιμ(ότατος) π(ολιτεύομενος?)
[ὑ]πὲρ σωτηρίας ἑαυτοῦ
καὶ τῶν πεδίων μου
ἔστρωσα τὴν στοὰν
καὶ τοὺς κανκέλλους ἐ-
[ποίη]̣σα ἐκ τῶν τοῦ θ(ε)ο(ῦ) δομάτων
[εὐχ]αριστῶν τῷ ἁγίῳ Πέτρῳ καὶ τοῖς ἁγί-
οις
1. π(ρωτεύων) or π(ολιτευόμενος) Destephen, π(ρεσβύτερος?) Traina
'I, Auxibios, the most respected m(ember of the city council?), having used the gifts of God, paved this stoa (i.e. aisle) and constructed the chancel screen as a vow for delivering me and my children, giving thanks to Saint Peter and the saints.'
Text: Traina 1990, no. 2. Translation: P. Nowakowski.
[ὑ]πὲρ σωτηρίας ἑαυτοῦ
καὶ τῶν πεδίων μου
ἔστρωσα τὴν στοὰν
καὶ τοὺς κανκέλλους ἐ-
[ποίη]̣σα ἐκ τῶν τοῦ θ(ε)ο(ῦ) δομάτων
[εὐχ]αριστῶν τῷ ἁγίῳ Πέτρῳ καὶ τοῖς ἁγί-
οις
1. π(ρωτεύων) or π(ολιτευόμενος) Destephen, π(ρεσβύτερος?) Traina
'I, Auxibios, the most respected m(ember of the city council?), having used the gifts of God, paved this stoa (i.e. aisle) and constructed the chancel screen as a vow for delivering me and my children, giving thanks to Saint Peter and the saints.'
Text: Traina 1990, no. 2. Translation: P. Nowakowski.
History
Evidence ID
E00825Saint Name
Peter the Apostle : S00036 Anonymous saints : S00518Saint Name in Source
Πέτρος ἅγιοιRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Language
- Greek