GABA PHILIPPI; Mishmar ha-'Emeq; Tell Abu Shusha - Basilica

Inscription number: 
1
Selected bibliography: 
Giveon, R., 1964
20
Meimaris, Y. E., 1986
184, no. 912 (ll, 1-5); 230, no. 1135 (ll. 5-7); 256, no. 1274 (ll. 2-3) (ed. pr.)
Ovadiah, R. and Ovadiah, A., 1987
111-112, no. 188
Madden, A. M., 2014
144-145, no. 214
Abbreviation for Journals and Series
Epigraphical corpora: 

SEG 37 (1987): 1500

Inscription type: 
dedicatory
Location: 

In the mosaic pavement of the nave.

Physical description : 

Seven-line mosaic inscription within a round medallion. The border of the medallion consists of ivy leaves, conches and geometric motifs.

Text: 

        Προσφο-

        ρ[ὰ] Ἰωάνν(ου) ὑπο-

        διακ(όνου) (καὶ) περιοδ(ευτοῦ) ὑπὲ[ρ]

4      ἀναπαύσεως τῶ-

        [ν] αὐτ(οῦ) γονέων (καὶ) ἀ-

        δελφ(ῶν) (καὶ) εὐτέ-

        [κ]νων.

Translation: 

Offering of John the subdeacon and periodeutes for the reopse of his parents (and) brothers (and the) good children. (Madden)

Apparatus: 

Ll.6-7 συνγενῶν Meimaris, Feissel (cited in SEG).

Summary: 

Dedicatory mosaic inscription of John the subdeacon within a round medallion in the nave.

Contents
Ecclesiastical titles: 
periodeutes
subdeacon
Personal names: 
Ioannes
Kinship terms: 
children
parents
siblings
Epigraphical formulae: 
repose (anapausis, koimêsis)
offering (prosphorá/karpophoria)
Epigraphical Abbreviations: 
stigma for καί