Description of Monument

Six blue-grey marble fragments, H. 0.135, D. 0.21, from the crowning feature of a balustrade; the top is smooth; one side has a moulded profile, the other is smooth, tapering inwards. The underside has been left rough. a: W. 0.375; b: W. 0.61; c: two joining pieces, W. 0.35; d: W. 0.28; e: similar profile. but perhaps different lettering, W. 0.25. Resembles 92, 93, 95, 96.

Description of Text

Inscribed in one line on upper fascia of moulded profile.

Description of Letters

0.025; square epsilon and sigma in a, b and d, lunate in e.

Date

Fifth/sixth century (location, lettering).

Edition Ἀναστάσιος λ ὑπὲρ ἐμαυτοῦ καὶ τοῦ οἴκου μου τῷ οἴκῳ Ἀναστασίου ἀρχαγγελ- εὐχὴν Κύριε βοήθησον

Translation

a. Anastasius

b. on behalf of myself and my household.

c. to the household of Anastasius

d. archangel. Prayer

e. Lord help

Commentary

See discussion at VII.10.

For the history of the Temple-Church see VII.4.

Found

Temple-Church: sector xv; temenos, sector iv, str. I; three stray finds.

Original Location

Temple-Church: crowning the chancel barrier.

Last Recorded Location

Museum.

History of Recording

Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1962, 1963 and 1965 (62. 202, 203, 63. 602, 65. 55 and unnumbered).

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, no. 94 and plate xxiv whence 650.

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Roueché).

Photographs

a: Face (1977)

b: Face (1977)

c: Face (1977)

d: Face (1976)

e: Face (1978)

Category of Text

building inscription; prayer/invocation

Category of Monument

balustrade