E00838: Greek inscription on a small clay pot with an invocation of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033). Found in Aphrodisias (Caria, western Asia Minor). Probably late antique (5th c. or later).
Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Cult Activities - Protagonists in Cult and Narratives
Women
Cult Activities - Cult Related Objects
Other
Source
Small clay pot found in Aphrodisias (Caria, west Asia Minor), with no good context. H. 7 cm; diameter 10.5 cm.
Discussion
The pot bears an invocation of *Mary (the Mother of Jesus). She is called the Theotokos. Charlotte Roueché stresses that this is the only invocation of the Theotokos found at the site (see ala2004, ch. VIII.22).
The name Maria may be understood as the name of the supplicant (dative) or as the name of the addressee (nominative).
Bibliography
Edition:
IAph2007 15.353. http://insaph.kcl.ac.uk/iaph2007/iAph150353.html
Roueché, Ch. (ed.), Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity. The Late Roman and Byzantine Inscriptions including Texts from the Excavations at Aphrodisias conducted by Kenan T. Erim (Journal of Roman Studies Monograph 5, London: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1989), no. 146.
Further Reading:
Roueché, Ch., Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity,electronic second edition (London, 2004), ch. VIII.22. http://insaph.kcl.ac.uk/ala2004/narrative/sec-VIII.html