Inscription number:
3
Selected bibliography:
235-236, no. 3, fig. 11 (ph.) (ed. pr.) |
Inscription type:
building
Location:
Incised on a marble slab belonging to the marble pavement of the church.
Physical description :
Fragmentary six-line inscription set within a round medallion incised on a broken marble slab. Nine small pieces of the original slab bear about twelve characters (average height 3 cm), with oval and drop-shaped pointed Θ and lunate E.
Text:
[Ἐ]πὶ [τοῦ]
θ[εοσ]εβ(εστάτου) [Εὐ-]
[λ]α[λ]ίου πρ-
4 [εσβυτέρου - - - ] Ε
[ - - - - - ] Η
ταῦ[τ - ]
Translation:
Under Eulalios, the most pious priest …
Summary:
Fragmentary building (?) inscription of Eulalios (?) incised on a slab originally belonging to the marble pavement of the church.
Epigraphical Abbreviations:
OY in ligature
The restoration of "Eulalios, the most pious priest" is based on his mention in the mosaic pavement.