Christian invocations
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: Sixth century CE
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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Bibliography

[...], C; [...], 338.3, whence [...], 2004.437.

βοήθει ιν [...]ιν

βενονιβεκαυτιοϲμινιϲονδ Ἀβρα ϲ βαο

δρεανεοϲνειοϲα νο

ανδαρε

αδρεαϲ

[...]αγια Ἀνδρέαϲ

Πέτροϲ αωακ[...]

αχεου

[...]ιαδμ

[...]ληρνο [...]

[...]ριον[...]

Χριϲτέ

[No legible words]

Apparatus

Translations

? a.i, Lord help Neios? - a.4 and 5, perhaps references to Andreas (a saint or a suppliant); b.i: Petros; c.iii: Christ.

Commentary

For the building, probably of the sixth century, see Ward-Perkins, op. cit, 326-341

a.i: Perhaps βο(ηθει) Νειου cross Ἠλιου

a.ii: For ΤΕΝΟΝΙΔΕΚΑΥΤΙΟϹ I have no proposal; ΜΙΝΙϹΟΝ is perhaps for ΜΝΗϹΟΝ; the subsequent J I cannot explain, but the name Ἀβρα(αμ) is clear, followed by S which might be a mark of abbreviation or a stop; the final letters ΒΑΟ are again obscure - but may perhaps be the name of a suppliant whom Abraham is asked to remember. For Abraham cf. M.243 and discussion there.

a.iii-vi: Perhaps names of suppliants; for Νειος, cf. a.i.

b. Perhaps the name of suppliants.

b. ii the reading is uncertain.

c. unexplained, perhaps part of a name.

Only c.iii seems susceptible of interpretation as Χ(ριστ)ε.