Mason's mark ?
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: Sixth century A.D
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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Bibliography

[...] no. 23, whence [...] 18.770 [...] 324467; [...], 281.a2

μκ [or] συ

Apparatus

Translation

[Not usefully translatable]

Commentary

An isolated letter ε at the lower left corner suggests that the stone was re-used. This appears to mbe a mason's mark, perhaps for Μακάριος (cf M.134, M.138), but it is unusual for the builder to claim ownership in this way. If the letters are ΣΥ, then they are from an earlier period.