E01065: Labels of tombs at Korykos/Corycus (Cilicia, south-east Asia Minor), owned by a charitable institution named after *Konon (one of the several homonymous martyrs of Anatolia, probably that of Isauria, S00430), and perhaps affiliated to a church dedicated to the saint. Probably late 5th or 6th c.
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posted on 2016-01-08, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiInscription 1:
On the lid of a sarcophagus. The inscription is written within a frame. Letter height 0.045-0.055 m. Recorded in 1925.
+ σοματοθήκη δηαφέ-
ρουσα τοῦ εὐαγοῦς
πτωχίου τοῦ
ἁγίου Κόνωνος
'+ Sarcophagus belonging to the reverend charitable institution of Saint Konon'
Text: MAMA III, no. 783.
Inscription 2:
A sarcophagus. Letter height 0.04-0.06 m. Recorded in 1914.
+ σοματοθίκη
τοῦ πτοχίου τοῦ ἁγ(ίου)
Κόνω̣νος
'+ Sarcophagus of the charitable institution of Saint Konon.'
Text: MAMA III, no. 784.
Inscription 3:
The lid of a sarcophagus. The inscription is framed a tabula ansata. Letter height 0.055 m. Recorded in 1914.
+ σωματοθή-
κη τῶ πτοχ-
ίω τοῦ ἁγί-
ου Κόνω(νος)
'+ Sarcophagus of the charitable institution of Saint Konon.'
Text: MAMA III, no. 785.
On the lid of a sarcophagus. The inscription is written within a frame. Letter height 0.045-0.055 m. Recorded in 1925.
+ σοματοθήκη δηαφέ-
ρουσα τοῦ εὐαγοῦς
πτωχίου τοῦ
ἁγίου Κόνωνος
'+ Sarcophagus belonging to the reverend charitable institution of Saint Konon'
Text: MAMA III, no. 783.
Inscription 2:
A sarcophagus. Letter height 0.04-0.06 m. Recorded in 1914.
+ σοματοθίκη
τοῦ πτοχίου τοῦ ἁγ(ίου)
Κόνω̣νος
'+ Sarcophagus of the charitable institution of Saint Konon.'
Text: MAMA III, no. 784.
Inscription 3:
The lid of a sarcophagus. The inscription is framed a tabula ansata. Letter height 0.055 m. Recorded in 1914.
+ σωματοθή-
κη τῶ πτοχ-
ίω τοῦ ἁγί-
ου Κόνω(νος)
'+ Sarcophagus of the charitable institution of Saint Konon.'
Text: MAMA III, no. 785.
History
Evidence ID
E01065Saint Name
Konōn, gardener martyr in Magydos of Pamphylia : S00177 Konōn, martyr in Iconium of Lycaonia (central Asia Minor) : S00429 Konōn, martyr in Isauria (south-eastern Asia Minor) : S00430Saint Name in Source
Κόνων Κόνων ΚόνωνRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptionsLanguage
- Greek
Evidence not before
450Evidence not after
600Activity not before
450Activity not after
600Place of Evidence - Region
Asia MinorPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
KorykosPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Korykos Nicomedia Νικομήδεια Nikomēdeia Izmit Πραίνετος Prainetos NicomediaCult activities - Places
Cult building - independent (church)Cult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Hospital and other charitable institutions
