E01927: Greek inscription marking a church (oikos) of Sergios (soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023) and invoking his help for unnamed emperors. Found at Ḥamāh/Amathe (central Syria). Probably the 6th c.
Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Ḥamāh
Thabbora
Thabbora
Cult activities - Places
Cult building - independent (church)
Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Cult Activities - Protagonists in Cult and Narratives
Monarchs and their family
Source
Stone slab, reused in a wall. Inscription in low-relief. Some letters are inverted, the order of lines is also unusual. The text should be read apparently from the last line.
Discussion
Mouterde plausibly noted that this inscription implied the existence of a church dedicated to Sergios in Ḥamāh/Amathe.
Bibliography
Edition:
Jalabert, L., Mouterde, R., Mondésert, C., Les inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie, vol. 5: Émésène (BAH 66, Paris: P. Guethner, 1959), no. 2004.
Lidzbarski, M., Ephem. f. sem. Epigr., III, 1909-1915, 182-183, N, fig. 22.
Further reading:
Mouterde, R., "", MUSJ 11 (1926), 366.