285, no. 2, ph. 22 (ed. pr.) |
SEG 45 (1995): 1959
CIIP IV.1 (2018): 3154 (ph.)
Above the entrance to the burial complex of the monastery, just below Inscription no. 1.
"At the lower zone of the decorated panel there are scarce fragments of two more painted inscriptions which we could not decipher. A third inscription runs at the foot of the Golgotha. It composes of two groups of letters, and a line above them which identifies them as abbreviations. On the basis of the sequence of the letters, we can exclude a numeric interpretation" (Goldfus–Arubas–Alliata). "There are additional letters in front of the ones reported in the ed. pr." (CIIP).
[--?] Τίγρ(ις), Εὐφ(ράτης)
…(?) Tigris, Euphrates.
Painted inscription at the foot of a painted Golgotha, above the entrance to the burial complex of the monastery.
"The editors think that these are probably abbreviated names of monks or donors and suggest Γρ[ηγόριος] and Εὐφ[ήμιος], Εὔφ[ραστος] or Εὐφ[ρόνιος]. With the reading of additional letters on the left-hand side, it becomes much more probable that the Euphrates and Tigris are mentioned since the depiction represents Golgatha. One expects Φισῶν and Γεῶν to the left of these letters, but the photograph shows no traces of corresponding letters. However, the space to the left, comprising the left half of the hill of Golgatha, would suffice for two additional abbreviated words." (CIIP)