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E01938: Glass jug with an engraved invocation 'apa Saint Sabas', probably *Sabbas the Sanctified (founder of the Mar Saba Monastery in Palestine, S00910). Reportedly found in Ḥimṣ/Emesa (northwest Phoenicia) and possibly brought there as a pilgrim's souvenir from the Mar Saba Monastery. Probably the 6th-7th c.
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posted on 2016-10-18, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiἀπ(ὰ) (?) ἅγ(ιε) Σά-
βας χαρ-
ιέσ<τ(ατε)> (?) βω(ήθι).
Δεσ(ίου) ειʹ
'O apa Saint Sabas, the most graceful, help! On the 15th (day of the month) of Daisios.'
Text: IGLS 5, no. 2468.
βας χαρ-
ιέσ<τ(ατε)> (?) βω(ήθι).
Δεσ(ίου) ειʹ
'O apa Saint Sabas, the most graceful, help! On the 15th (day of the month) of Daisios.'
Text: IGLS 5, no. 2468.
History
Evidence ID
E01938Saint Name
Sabbas the Sanctified, founder of the Mar Saba Monastery in Palestine, ob. 532 : S00910 Sabbas (unspecified) : S00909Saint Name in Source
Σάβας ΣάβαςRelated Saint Records
Image Caption 1
Drawing. From: IGLS 5, 197.Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed objects Images and objects - Lamps, ampullae and tokens Images and objects - Other portable objects (metalwork, ivory, etc.)Language
- Greek
