E00829: Greek inscription on an altar, mentioning unnamed Old Testament prophets and unnamed *Apostles. Found near Mylasa (Caria, western Asia Minor), probably late antique (4th-8th c.).
White marble block, presumed to be part of an altar (H. 0.23 m; W. 0.42 m; Th. 0.21 m), found by Louis Robert in the village of Çiftlik, to the south of Karacahisar/Hydissos (area of Mylasa, Caria, west Asia Minor), in the ruins of a church. First published by François Halkin.
Discussion
The sentence written on the altar somewhat resembles a passage from the Book of Revelation: καὶ οἱ ἅγιοι καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ προφῆται (Rev. 18:20) and an inscription from Gerasa/Jerash, dating to AD 464/465: (…) ἐ[γ]ένετο [ἡ ἐκκλησία] τῶν ἁγίων προφητῶν, ἀποστόλων, μαρτύρω[ν (...) (see E02361).
Bibliography
Edition:
Die Inschriften von Mylasa, no. 954.
Further Reading:
Halkin, F., "Inscriptions grecques relatives à l'hagiographie, IX, Asie Mineure", Analecta Bollandiana 71 (1953), 98-99.
Reference works:
Bulletin épigraphique (1954), 26.