E00899: Greek building inscription, probably of a church or a monastery, built 'through' (διά) *Michael the Archangel (S00181). Found at Kidyessos (Phrygia, west central Asia Minor). Probably 6th c.

θεοῦ προ-
νύᾳ διὰ τοῦ
ἀρχανγέλου
4 Μιχαὴ\λ/ ἐγένετο τὸ
ἔργον ἐπὶ Ὑσυχίου εὐλ(αβεστάτου) [.]
[. .]Ημένῳ, μηνὶ πρώτ(ῳ), ἐνδι(κτιῶνος) αι΄·
[ὑ]περὶ εὐχῆς Τροφίμου ̣ΤΡΟ[- -]
8 [- -]υ κὲ παντὸς τοῦ ὔκο̣υ [- -]
[- - -] εὐλογία πάσῃ τ[- -]
[- - -] ἀμήν· vacat
[- - -]̣ια μαΐστορι Ζω[- -]
12 [- - -]ν vacat

1-2. προ|νύᾳ = προ|νοίᾳ || 5. Ὑσυχίου = Ἡσυχίου || 5-6. [.]|[..]Ημένῳ = [ἡγ]|[ου]μένῳ (?) MAMA || 6. ἐνδι(κτιῶνος) = ἰνδι(κτιῶνος) || 8. ὔκου = οἴκου || perhaps παντὸς τοῦ ὔκο̣υ [αὐτοῦ or αὐτῶν] || 9. πάσῃ τ[- -] = πάσῃ τ[ῇ οἰκουμένῃ or πόλει (?)]

'Thanks to divine foresight, through the Archangel Michael, this work was completed when the most pious Hesychios was [- - -], in the first month, 11th indiction [- - -] As a fulfilment of the vow of Trophimos [- - -] and all his house [- - -] A blessing on the whole [- - -] Amen. [- - -] for the master-craftsman Zo[- - -].'

Text: MAMA XI, no. 167. Translation by the editors of MAMA XI, lightly modified.