E01929: Greek building inscription for an oratory (eukterion) of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033). Found at Mariamme/Mariamīn near Apamea on the Orontes (central Syria) and Ḥimṣ/Emesa. Dated 493.
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posted on 2016-10-17, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiεἰς δόξαν Χ(ριστο)ῦ τὸ εὐκτήρ(ιον) τῆς
τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ ἡ<μ>ῶ[ν (?)] Θεοτόκου Μα-
[ἐ]πὶ τοῦ ὁσιω[τ(άτου)] ρίας ᾠκοδομ(ήθη)
[ἐ]πισκό(που) Κύρου. ἔτ(ου)ς δωʹ, μη(νὸς) Λ(ῴου)
'For the glory of Christ, our God. Under the most pious bishop Kyros. The oratory (eukterion) of the God-Bearer (Theotokos) Mary was built in the year 804, in the month of Loos.'
Text: IGLS 5, no. 2108.
τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ ἡ<μ>ῶ[ν (?)] Θεοτόκου Μα-
[ἐ]πὶ τοῦ ὁσιω[τ(άτου)] ρίας ᾠκοδομ(ήθη)
[ἐ]πισκό(που) Κύρου. ἔτ(ου)ς δωʹ, μη(νὸς) Λ(ῴου)
'For the glory of Christ, our God. Under the most pious bishop Kyros. The oratory (eukterion) of the God-Bearer (Theotokos) Mary was built in the year 804, in the month of Loos.'
Text: IGLS 5, no. 2108.
History
Evidence ID
E01929Saint Name
Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033Saint Name in Source
Θεοτόκος ΜαρίαRelated Saint Records
Image Caption 1
Drawing of column A. From: IGLS 5, 69.Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Language
- Greek
