E00842: Greek inscription on a boundary stone of a sanctuary of unnamed *Apostles. Found near Stratonikeia (Caria, western Asia Minor). Probably 6th c.
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posted on 2015-11-06, 00:00authored bypnowakowski
̣+ ὅ̣ροι τῶν ἁγί- ων καὶ ἐνδό- ξων ἀποστό- λων
1. + ὅ[ρ]οι Grégoire, ὅροι Şahin, ΤΟΙΟΙ drawing
'+ Boundaries (of the church) of the holy and glorious Apostles.'
Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Seeking asylum at church/shrine
Source
Boundary stone found in Stratonikeia (Caria, west Asia Minor).
Discussion
The inscription indicates boundaries of a church of the unnamed Apostles. The sanctuary is otherwise unattested.
Though this inscription does not say so explicitly, boundary stones were usually bestowed upon sanctuaries by emperors.
Dating: 6th c. (?), based on similar boundary stones authorised by 6th c. emperors.
Bibliography
Edition:
Die Inschriften von Stratonikeia, no. 1059.
Grégoire, H. (ed.), Recueil des inscriptions grecques chrétiennes d'Asie Mineure, vol. 1 (Paris: Leroux, 1922), no. 243.
LBW, no. 534.
Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum, no. 8844.
Further Reading:
Halkin, F., "Inscriptions grecques relatives à l'hagiographie, IX, Asie Mineure", Analecta Bollandiana 71 (1953), 84.