Description of Monument

A white marble doorpost.

Description of Text

A cross has been carefully sculpted (H. 0.31), and the surface cut away around it; it is very similar to that on the facing door-post (117), but not so well centred. Text ii is arranged around the oval recessed area surrounding it; text i is some way above, text iii some way below. There are several other, less substantial, crosses inscribed on this door-post.

Description of Letters

i: a cross monogram, H. 0.17. ii: letters: 0.025-0.04. iii: letters: 0.015-0.025; lightly cut and partially erased.

Date

Fifth-sixth century or later (lettering, location).

Edition Πέτρος. ἀνάληψης τοῦ Κυρίου. Κύριε βοΐθι το͂ σο͂ δούλο ροδνι ιιρνουρνσ

Apparatus

i was printed back to front by Reinach. ii was correctly transcribed by Fellows and Texier, but Reinach omitted Κυρίου, whence Grégoire restored Ανάληψης Πέτρου

iii. Reinach gave only 1. I; he and Grégoire read at the end Τροφίμῳ.

Translation i. Peter. ii. Ascension of the Lord. iii. Lord help your servant Ro

Commentary

See discussion at VIII.8.

Found

Temple-Church: Atrium, west door, on the south, face of the northern door-post: see plan 5.

Original Location

Findspot.

Last Recorded Location

Findspot.

History of Recording

ii copied by Texier, p1. 156; i and ii copied by Fellows; all recorded by Gaudin (i and ii, 26; iii, 27), and by the NYU expedition.

Bibliography

i and ii published by Fellows, i on p. 31, ii on p. 361, no. 7; ii by Texier, iii p. 156; by Reinach, from Gaudin, i and ii as no. 204, iii as no. 205, whence Grégoire, 260, 257bis; all by Roueché, no. 118.i, ii, iii, whence 642, 641, 643.

Text Constituted From

Publications; transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché).

Photographs

Overview (1976)

i. Text (1972)

ii. Text (1972)

iii. Text (1972)

View of temple west door, from west (1972)

View from west (2004)

Category of Text

prayer/invocation

Category of Monument

door post