Baḥan - ST. STEPHEN

Inscription number: 
5
Epigraphical corpora: 

SEG 32 (1982): 1520; 64 (2014): 1085

Inscription type: 
commemorative
invocation/prayer
Location: 

In the lower (earlier) pavement of the southern aisle.

Physical description : 

Six-line mosaic inscription.

Text: 

       ☩ Κ(ύρι)ε Ἰ(ησο)ῦ Χ(ριστ)έ, ἀνάπαυσον πάντας

       ἀναπαυσαμένων τοὺς ἐν ζοῇ ὄντ(ας)

        Κ(ύρι)ε Ἰ(ησο)ῦ Χ(ριστ)έ, μνήσθιθι τῶ ὁσιωτάτου Ἰουλιανοῦ [πρε]-

4     σβ(υτέρου) (καὶ) χάριν παράσχον αὐτοῦ ) (καὶ) [ἀρχι]μανδρί[την τ]-

       ὸν δεσπότην εὐχε͂ς τῶ ἁγίω καὶ ἐνδ(οξοτάτου)

       προτομά[ρτυρος] Στεφάνου· Ἀμήν.

Translation: 

Lord Jesus Christ, grant rest to all those who have gone to rest who are in the (eternal) life. Lord Jesus Christ, remember the most saintly priest Julian and give grace to him and to the lord abbot, through the prayers of the holy and glorious protomartyr Stephen, amen.

Apparatus: 

L. 4 ed.pr., SEG [πρε]|σβ(υτέρου) χάριν, mosaic ϹΒSS, abbreviation mark and (καὶ); ed.pr., SEG αὐτοὺς.

Phonetic shift ω/ου and confusion of cases: ἀναπαυσαμένων = ἀναπαυσαμένους, τῶ ὁσιωτάτου = τοῦ ὁσιωτάτου, εὐχε͂ς τῶ ἁγίω = εὐχαῖς = τοῦ ἁγίου

Date: 
6th cent.
Summary: 

Mosaic commemorative inscription mentioning Stephen the protomartyr,  in the lower (earlier) pavement of the southern aisle.

Contents
Ecclesiastical titles: 
presbyter
Monastical titles: 
archimandrite
Epithets of clergy/monks: 
master (despotes)
most saintly (hosiotatos)
Personal names: 
Julianus
Saints names: 
Stephanus
Epithets of saints: 
endoxos/otatos
hagios/hagia
protomartyr
Epigraphical formulae: 
prayer (euchê)
Lord/Christ, grant repose...
Lord/Christ, remember...
amen
Epigraphical Abbreviations: 
stigmas, horizontal strokes over nomina sacra