E01021: Fragmentary Greek inscription with a poem invoking an unnamed female martyr and virgin, very possibly *Thekla (follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092). Found near Tyana (Cappadocia, central Asia Minor). Probably 5th/6th c.
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posted on 2015-12-27, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiIn hexameter verses:
+ μάρτυς, ἀπεχθήρασα λέχος ζυγίων [ὑμεναίων,]
νοῦσον καὶ μερόπων κακίην β[˘ ˘ –́ ˘ ˘ –́ ˘]
τηλόθι που στεφάνοιο τεοῦ [δυνάμει (?) ἀπέλαυνε]
3. δυνάμει (?) Feissel (in a letter dated 17.09.2016)
'+ O martyr who hated the wedding bed, [- - - drive] away the illness, and the evil of the mortals [- - - by the power (?)] of your crown.'
Text: I. Tyana , no. 100.
+ μάρτυς, ἀπεχθήρασα λέχος ζυγίων [ὑμεναίων,]
νοῦσον καὶ μερόπων κακίην β[˘ ˘ –́ ˘ ˘ –́ ˘]
τηλόθι που στεφάνοιο τεοῦ [δυνάμει (?) ἀπέλαυνε]
3. δυνάμει (?) Feissel (in a letter dated 17.09.2016)
'+ O martyr who hated the wedding bed, [- - - drive] away the illness, and the evil of the mortals [- - - by the power (?)] of your crown.'
Text: I. Tyana , no. 100.
History
Evidence ID
E01021Saint Name
Unnamed martyrs (or name lost) : S00060 Thekla, follower of Apostle Paul : S00092Related Saint Records
Image Caption 1
Photograph. From: I. Tyana 2, Tafel 117.Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.) Literary - PoemsLanguage
- Greek
