E01952: Fragmentary Greek inscription invoking the help of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), for a local community and probably for a presbyter. Originally situated at Liftāya to the west of Ḥimṣ/Emesa (northwest Phoenicia). Probably the 6th-7th c.

Fragment A:

[- - -] ὁ θ(εὸ)ς (?)
[- - -] ΗΡΡΙ

'O, God (?) [- - -]!'

Fragment B:

[ἁγία (?)] Θεότωκ(ε), βοήθι τοῦ ἡμῶ<ν λ>αο[ῦ (?)].

'[O holy (?)] God-Bearer (Theotokos), help our people (?) !'

Fragment C:

[βο]έθ<ι τ>οῦ θεωφιλεστ(άτου) [Ἰω]άννου π[ρ(εσβυτέρου)].

'Help the most dear-to-God presbyter Ioannes!'

Text: IGLS 5, no. 2649.