Christian invocation
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: Perhaps fourth century CE
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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ὑπὲρ εὐχῆϲ κὲ ϲωτηρίαϲ Ἰούϲτου καὶ Μηνᾶ ἀναγνωϲτῶν κὐκοδώμον ἀμὴν Χριϲτέ

[^a1: at 4: ΚΥΚΙΔΩΜΕΝ[ . . . | κυκοωμέν[ων] | ΚΥΚΟΔΩΜΟΝ[ . . ] | κὐκοκοδόμον]

Translations

For the prayer and the salvation of Justus and Menas, readers and builders. Amen, Christ.

For the prayer and the salvation of Justus and Menas, readers [ . . . ] Amen, Christ.

Line 1: The letter χ has the same form as in the chi-rho monogram of C.568.

Line 2: It is difficult to see how space could have been found for the letters ου unless they were ligatured.

Line 3: The ω at the end of line 3 is cut above the line.

Line 4: For κὲ οἰκοδομων. Suggested cautiously by Reynolds, supported, from a study of the squeeze, by Dobias-Lalou.