208-213, no. 3, figs. 1, 4 (phs.) (ed. pr.) |
Findspot: In the mosaic pavement within a medallion almost in the centre of the nave, facing west towards the main portal of the church. Discovered during the 2019 excavation.
Pres. location: In situ.
Nine-line mosaic inscription set within a medallion. The inscription is almost fully preserved, missing few of its upper left and upper right letters. It is laid in black tesserae in the middle of a double concentric medallion.
Dimensions: outer medallion diameter – 1.45 m; inner medallion diameter – 0.94 m; inscription maximum dimensions – 0.82 (h) × 0.77 (w) m; average line height – 8 cm (4-7 tesserae).
Ἐπὶ τοῦ
[ἁ]γ(ίου) κ(αὶ) μακαριoτ(άτου)
ἡμῶν πατρ(ὸς) κ[(αὶ)]
4 ἐπισκ(όπου) Mεγά⟦λ⟧ο̣[υ]
ἐγένετο τὸ πᾶ[ν]
ἔργον τῆς ψη-
φώσεως τοῦ ἁγ(ίου)
8 μαρτυρ(ίου) Θεο-
δώρου.
Under our holy and truly blessed father and bishop Megas, the entire work of the mosaic in the holy martyrion of Theodoros was executed. (Staab–Eisenberg)
Nine-line mosaic building inscription of bishop Megas, in the centre of the nave.