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E02377: Greek painted inscriptions (dipinti) from the northeast chamber of the church of *Kosmas and Damianos (brothers, physicians martyrs of Syria, S00385) of the 'complex of *John the Baptist' in Gerasa/Jerash (Roman province of Arabia), invoking the help of *George (soldier and martyr, S00259), probably of Kosmas and Damianos, and an unspecified *Zechariah (probably the father of John the Baptist, S00597, or the Old Testament prophet, S00283). After 533.
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posted on 2017-02-14, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiA:
̣ἅ̣γιε Γεώργι, ἐλήησον Θεό-
̣δωρον τõν Σόφρους Ἰάννα κ(αὶ)
[τ]̣ὸ̣ν υ[ἱ]ὸν αὐτοῦ μετὰ παν-
[τὸς ο]ἴκου αὐτοῦ· ἅγιοι μα̣κ-
[άριοι (?) - - - - - - - - - - -]
2. τὸν Σόφρους Welles (after Jones)
'Saint George, have mercy upon Theodoros of the clan Sophres (?), son of Ioannes (?), and his son together with his whole household! Saints and [blessed (?) - - -]'
B:
[. . .]̣Ε̣Ω. . . . . . . .̣Ι̣Ο[. . . . .]
[- -]φέρεται τοὺς ἐ̣λ̣ε̣ή[μο]-
[νας μ]ετὰ καλοῦ σὺν τῷ ̣ν[. . .]
[. . . .]̣Ν̣ΤΩΝ Α̣Λ[- - - - -]
'[- - -] it is said (?) that the merciful ones with beautiful [- - -]'
C:
[- - -]. . . .[- - -]
[- -]ου Σόφρους [- - -]
[- - -] Φιλοκάλ̣η [- - -]
[- -]̣ΤΟ̣Υ̣Λ[- -]
D:
[- - -] ̣ἅγ(ιε) Γεώργι Κ[- - -]
'[- - -] Saint George, [- - -]'
E:
[- -] ̣κ(αὶ) ̣Ζαχαρία κ(αὶ) ἅγ(ιων) Κο[σμᾶ - - -]
[- -] and of Zacharias, and of Saints Kosmas [and Damianos (?) - - -]
F:
[ἅγιοι Κοσμᾶ καὶ Δαμιαν]έ, σώσατε Κ[- - -]
[- -]Ε σώσατε Κ[- - -] Welles
'[Saints Kosmas and Damianos], help K[- - -]!'
Text: I. Gerasa, nos. 317-321.
̣ἅ̣γιε Γεώργι, ἐλήησον Θεό-
̣δωρον τõν Σόφρους Ἰάννα κ(αὶ)
[τ]̣ὸ̣ν υ[ἱ]ὸν αὐτοῦ μετὰ παν-
[τὸς ο]ἴκου αὐτοῦ· ἅγιοι μα̣κ-
[άριοι (?) - - - - - - - - - - -]
2. τὸν Σόφρους Welles (after Jones)
'Saint George, have mercy upon Theodoros of the clan Sophres (?), son of Ioannes (?), and his son together with his whole household! Saints and [blessed (?) - - -]'
B:
[. . .]̣Ε̣Ω. . . . . . . .̣Ι̣Ο[. . . . .]
[- -]φέρεται τοὺς ἐ̣λ̣ε̣ή[μο]-
[νας μ]ετὰ καλοῦ σὺν τῷ ̣ν[. . .]
[. . . .]̣Ν̣ΤΩΝ Α̣Λ[- - - - -]
'[- - -] it is said (?) that the merciful ones with beautiful [- - -]'
C:
[- - -]. . . .[- - -]
[- -]ου Σόφρους [- - -]
[- - -] Φιλοκάλ̣η [- - -]
[- -]̣ΤΟ̣Υ̣Λ[- -]
D:
[- - -] ̣ἅγ(ιε) Γεώργι Κ[- - -]
'[- - -] Saint George, [- - -]'
E:
[- -] ̣κ(αὶ) ̣Ζαχαρία κ(αὶ) ἅγ(ιων) Κο[σμᾶ - - -]
[- -] and of Zacharias, and of Saints Kosmas [and Damianos (?) - - -]
F:
[ἅγιοι Κοσμᾶ καὶ Δαμιαν]έ, σώσατε Κ[- - -]
[- -]Ε σώσατε Κ[- - -] Welles
'[Saints Kosmas and Damianos], help K[- - -]!'
Text: I. Gerasa, nos. 317-321.
History
Evidence ID
E02377Saint Name
George, martyr in Nicomedia or Diospolis, ob. c. 303 : S00259 Kosmas and Damianos, brothers, physician martyrs in Syria, ob. 285/287 : S00385 Zechariah, Old Testament Prophet : S00283 Zechariah, father of John the Baptist : S00597Saint Name in Source
Γεώργιος Κοσμᾶς καὶ Δαμιανός Ζαχαρίας ΖαχαρίαςRelated Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Zechariah_Old_Testament_prophet/13729897
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Kosmas_and_Damianos_brothers_physician_martyrs_of_Syria/13730179
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Zechariah_father_of_John_the_Baptist/13730704
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/George_soldier_and_martyr_and_Companions/13729822
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Graffiti Archaeological and architectural - Cult buildings (churches, mausolea)Language
- Greek