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E02173: Two Greek building inscriptions for a martyr shrine (martyrion) of an unnamed saint. Found at Shaqrā, to the north of Izra/Zorava, between Bostra and Aere (Roman province of Arabia). Dated, probably 536.
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posted on 2016-12-21, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiInscription 1:
The inscription is on an elaborately carved, high quality stone lintel. H. 0.45 m; W. 2.34 m; Th. 0.25 m. The centre of the face of the lintel is decorated with low-relief carvings of circles and squares with loops, containing flowers (or stars) and crosses with the letters Α and Ω. The text is written on two squarish panels at the right- and left-hand ends of the lintel. Dimensions of the panels are respectively: H. 0.27 m; W. 0.28 m and H. 0.22 m; W. 0.27 m. Letter height 0.04-0.045 m.
The lintel was first seen by William Waddington in the 1860s, reportedly in situ, above a doorway of a church (presumably the so-called church of the Immaculate One, which is the modern dedication by the Greek-Catholic community, and where the lintel is now displayed). The stone was revisited by Jean Lassus, and then by Marcell Restle and Johannes Koder during their survey of the Hauran in 1978-1980, and by Annie Sartre-Fauriat and Maurice Sartre, who republished it, with a photograph, in the fifteenth volume of Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie.
+ Σορε- + ἔκτι-
ος Δην- σεν τ-
αρου <ἐκ> τ- ὸ μαρ-
ῶν αὐτο<ῦ> τύριν
'+ Soreos, son of Denaros, from his own (funds) + built the martyr shrine (martyrion).'
Text: IGLS 15/1, no. 162.
Inscription 2:
Stone slab. H. 0.38 m; W. 0.60 m. Set in the west facade of the church of the Immaculate One, above the upper left-hand corner of the lintel of the main doorway. The inscription is within a frame. The left-hand border of the frame is lost. Letter height c. 0.08 m.
The slab was first seen by William Waddington in the 1860s above a doorway of a church (reportedly the same as that with Inscription 1). The stone was revisited by Jean Lassus, and by Marcell Restle and Johannes Koder. Annie Sartre-Fauriat and Maurice Sartre, who saw the object and republished it with a photograph in the fifteenth volume of Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie, say that the stone in its present setting was certainly reused.
+ Σορεος Δη-
ναρου εὐ-
χαριστῶν
ἔκτ(ισεν) τὸ μ<α>ρ(τύριν) ἔτ(ους) λ[υ]΄
4. ἔτο(υς - - -) Waddington || λ[υ]΄ or Υ[-] Sartre
'+ Soeros, son of Denaros, giving thanks, built the martyr shrine (martyrion) in the year [4]30 (?).'
Text: IGLS 15/1, no. 163.
The inscription is on an elaborately carved, high quality stone lintel. H. 0.45 m; W. 2.34 m; Th. 0.25 m. The centre of the face of the lintel is decorated with low-relief carvings of circles and squares with loops, containing flowers (or stars) and crosses with the letters Α and Ω. The text is written on two squarish panels at the right- and left-hand ends of the lintel. Dimensions of the panels are respectively: H. 0.27 m; W. 0.28 m and H. 0.22 m; W. 0.27 m. Letter height 0.04-0.045 m.
The lintel was first seen by William Waddington in the 1860s, reportedly in situ, above a doorway of a church (presumably the so-called church of the Immaculate One, which is the modern dedication by the Greek-Catholic community, and where the lintel is now displayed). The stone was revisited by Jean Lassus, and then by Marcell Restle and Johannes Koder during their survey of the Hauran in 1978-1980, and by Annie Sartre-Fauriat and Maurice Sartre, who republished it, with a photograph, in the fifteenth volume of Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie.
+ Σορε- + ἔκτι-
ος Δην- σεν τ-
αρου <ἐκ> τ- ὸ μαρ-
ῶν αὐτο<ῦ> τύριν
'+ Soreos, son of Denaros, from his own (funds) + built the martyr shrine (martyrion).'
Text: IGLS 15/1, no. 162.
Inscription 2:
Stone slab. H. 0.38 m; W. 0.60 m. Set in the west facade of the church of the Immaculate One, above the upper left-hand corner of the lintel of the main doorway. The inscription is within a frame. The left-hand border of the frame is lost. Letter height c. 0.08 m.
The slab was first seen by William Waddington in the 1860s above a doorway of a church (reportedly the same as that with Inscription 1). The stone was revisited by Jean Lassus, and by Marcell Restle and Johannes Koder. Annie Sartre-Fauriat and Maurice Sartre, who saw the object and republished it with a photograph in the fifteenth volume of Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie, say that the stone in its present setting was certainly reused.
+ Σορεος Δη-
ναρου εὐ-
χαριστῶν
ἔκτ(ισεν) τὸ μ<α>ρ(τύριν) ἔτ(ους) λ[υ]΄
4. ἔτο(υς - - -) Waddington || λ[υ]΄ or Υ[-] Sartre
'+ Soeros, son of Denaros, giving thanks, built the martyr shrine (martyrion) in the year [4]30 (?).'
Text: IGLS 15/1, no. 163.
History
Evidence ID
E02173Saint Name
Anonymous martyrs : S00060Related Saint Records
Image Caption 1
Inscription 1. Photograph by the Sartres. From: IGLS 15/1, 227.Image Caption 2
Inscription 2. Photograph by the Sartres. From: IGLS 15/1, 228.Image Caption 3
Inscription 1. Majuscule edition by Waddington. From: LBW, 569.Image Caption 4
Inscription 2. Majuscule edition by Waddington. From: LBW, 569.Image Caption 5
Plan of the church of the Immaculate One. From: Lassus 1947, 147.Image Caption 6
Photograph of the church of the Immaculate One. From: IGLS 15/1, 215.Type of Evidence
Archaeological and architectural - Cult buildings (churches, mausolea) Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Language
- Greek