E00935: Greek epitaph for a local priest (whose name is lost), perhaps a martyr. Found near Savatra (Lycaonia, central Asia Minor). Probably late antique.

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ς̣αιϙ̣ (?) μηνὸς ἀνιαρίου ἱερεὺς ἐνθά̣[δ-]
ε κῖτε π̣ολι<τ>είαν τὴν ἐ<ν>θάδε κομ[ί-]
̣σα̣ς (?) πολιτεύετε μετὰ ἁγίων ΑΘΩ[-]
4 Ο̣Ν (?) ἁγούμενος (?) παρὰ ἀγγέλων ΑΓ̣[-]
μετὰ ΠΟΔΗΣ χέρων ἀκολουθῖ κομ[ί-]
ζων τὰ ἐπινίκια ὡς καλὸς ἀθλητ-
ὴς ὀφίλων κομίσασθε τὸν ἀμα[ρ-]
8 άντινον στ[έφανον ]
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1. 'unconvincing' Feissel || 3-4. perhaps ἀθῷ|ο̣ς, ὁ̣δ<η>γούμενος παρὰ ἀγγέλων Feissel, ΑΘΩ[-]|Ο̣Ν (?) ἁγούμενος (?) MAMA XI || 4-5. ἀ̣π[ὸ] μετα<β>ο<λ>ῆς χέρων Feissel, ΑΓ̣[-] | μετὰ ΠΟΔΗΣ MAMA XI

'[Year (?) ...] in the month of January. A priest lies here: having received ecclesiastical office here (on earth), he now ministers among the saints as the innocent one... guided by the angels... he follows rejoicing, having received the prize of victory like an excellent athlete, worthy of receiving the never-fading crown of glory [- - -].'

Text and translation (lightly modified): MAMA XI, no. 288.