E00873: Greek inscription commemorating the foundation of a church of *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030) by a family apparently devoted to the saint. Found near Aizanoi (Phrygia, west central Asia Minor).

On three faces of an octagonal base:

Face A:

ὑπερὶ εὐχῆς κ(αὶ)
σωτερίας Κυρίλ-
[ο]υ καὶ τῆ<ς> συνβίου
̣αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν τέ-
κνων αὐτοῦ· Σωσ-
̣θέν̣ο̣υ καὶ τῆς συ̣ν[β-]
ίου αὐτοῦ ̣Δρ[.]ου κα̣ὶ
̣τῶν τέ̣κνων αὐτοῦ Στ[ε-]
φανίδος. ἀμήν.

Face B:

καὶ ὑπὲρ μνή̣μης
καὶ ἀναπαύσε̣ω[ς]
Θεοδούλ̣ο̣υ καὶ
τῆς συνβίου αὐτοῦ
Κ)υριακῖς καὶ Θε-
̣οδούλου καὶ Τροφί-
[μη]ς καὶ ΕΓΕΙ̣ΝΑΕΚ
Στεφάνου καὶ Γε̣ν-
<ε>θλίας +

Face C:

ἐγένετο τὸ ἔργ̣ο[ν]
τοῦ ἁγίου Στεφάνου
ὁ φόρος κ(αὶ) ὁ ἄμβω[ν]
̣κ(αὶ) ἡ κολι̣μ̣βίθρα
ἐπὶ τοῦ ὁσιοτάτου
ὑμῶν ἐπισκόπου
Ἐπιφανίου, + μινὶ
Ἀπριλίου ἰ(ν)δ(ικτιῶνος) ζ΄

The following variant readings and reconstructions of the text have been suggested by different scholars. None of them substantially alter the overall meaning of the text.

A1. ὑ]πὲρ εὐχ[ῆς] καὶ LBW || A2-3. [σ]ωτ[η]ρίας Κυ[ρ]ί[λ|λου] LBW || A3. τῆς [σ]υνβίου LBW || A4-5. τέ|[κ]νων LBW || A5-6. Σω|[γέ]ν[ου καὶ] LBW || A6-7. [τῆς] σ[υ]ν[β|ίου] LBW || A7. Δι..... LBW, Δροσου or Δροξου Cox in MAMA || A7-8. [καὶ | τ]ῶν LBW || A8-9. [καὶ] | Φανί[δ]ος LBW || B2. ἀναπαύσε[ως] LBW || B5. Ὑυρσάκης LBW || B5-6. Θε|[ο]δούλου LBW || B7-9. καὶ εἴ τέ[κ]να ἐκ Στεφάνου καὶ Γεν|[ναδ]ί[α]ς [ᾖ] LBW || Β7. ΕΓΕΙ̣ΝΑΕΚ = <Ῥ>εγεί̣νας κ(αὶ) or Ε<ὐ>γει̣ν<ί>iας κ(αὶ) (?), ΕΓΕΙΗΑ Cox in MAMA, perhaps Ἐγειρίας κ(αί) or εἴ τινα CIG || C1. ἔργ[ον] LBW || C4. κολ[υ]νβί[θ]ρα LBW || C5. [ἐ]πὶ LBW || C6. [ἡ]μῶν LBW || C7. μ[η]νὶ LBW || C8. §ΙΔ§Ζ§- = ἰ(ν)δ(ικτιῶνος) ζ΄ Cox in MAMA, CΓΛΥΣΟ LBW, dΛΥΣΟ = [ἔτ. ͵ς]υ[ξθ] CIG

Face A: 'As a vow for the salvation of Kyrillos and his wife and his children: Sosthenos and his wife; Dr[-]os (?) and his children; (and) Stepahnis. Amen.'

Face B: 'And for the memory and repose of Theodoulos, and his wife Kyriake, and Theodoulos, and Trophime, and EGEINAEK (= Regina or Eugenia?), and Stephanos, and Genethlia.'

Face C: 'The church of Saint Stephen with an atrium (phoros), and a pulpit (ambon), and a baptismal font (kolymbhthra) was completed under our most holy bishop Epiphanios.'
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Text: MAMA IX, no. 560.