Evidence ID
E01951Saint Name
Stephen, the First Martyr : S00030Saint Name in Source
ΣτέφανοςImage Caption 1
Drawing. From: IGLS 5, 277.Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Evidence not before
573Evidence not after
573Activity not before
573Activity not after
573Place of Evidence - Region
Syria with Phoenicia
Syria with PhoeniciaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Ḥimṣ/Emesa
LiftāyaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Ḥimṣ/Emesa
Thabbora
Thabbora
Liftāya
Thabbora
ThabboraCult activities - Places
Cult building - unspecifiedCult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Construction of cult buildingsSource
Stone lintel, found c. 400 m to the west of the village. There is no published description.
Recorded and copied by Albert Gobril. The existence of his copy was twice communicated to René Mouterde: first in 1928 by Léonce Brossé and in then in 1933 by Maurice Chéhab. First published in 1959 by Mouterde, with a drawing.Discussion
Mouterde suggests that the inscription commemorated the construction of a church or chapel dedicated to Stephen the First Martyr.
Dating: the date is given in line 1 as the year 855 of the Seleucid era, which corresponds to AD 573/574. If the month of November is really mentioned in line, the exact date must be November 573.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. 2648 (with a drawing).
