Α̣ΚΙ . Ε̣Ο̣Υ
δο<ῦ>̣λ[ο]̣ς τῆ-
ς Θεοτόκου
Θεώπενπ-
τος υὑὸς
Ἰωάνου
̣δεκανοῦ
+
'[- - -] sev[a]nt of the God-Bearer, Theopemptos, son of Ioannes, dekanos. +'
Text: Walser 2013, no. 29.
Evidence ID
E01151Saint Name
Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033Saint Name in Source
ΘεοτόκοςType of Evidence
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptionsEvidence not before
450Evidence not after
600Activity not before
450Activity not after
600Place of Evidence - Region
Asia MinorPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
GermiaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Germia
Nicomedia
Νικομήδεια
Nikomēdeia
Izmit
Πραίνετος
Prainetos
NicomediaCult Activities - Protagonists in Cult and Narratives
Children
OfficialsSource
A stone cube. Probably broken and lost on top. There is no detailed description of the object. Found at Gömüş Konak/Yürme (ancient Germia). When recorded, it was reused in a wall. Now covered with plaster. Below the inscription there is a carving of a cross.Discussion
This poorly preserved inscription is the epitaph for a certain Theopemptos, styled the servant of the God-Bearer (Theotokos). His father, Ioannes, was a dekanos, i.e. a member of an association, dekania, probably providing burial services (see: E00780).
Dating: probably late 5th-6th c. (based on the lettering and contents).Bibliography
Edition:
Walser, A.V., "Kaiserzeitliche und frühbyzantinische Inschriften aus der Region von Germia in Nordwestgalatien", Chiron 43 (2013), no. 29.
Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 2354: http://www.epigraph.topoi.org/ica/icamainapp/inscription/show/2354
Reference works:
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 63, 1189.
