[B-Greek] Abraham's Epitaph
Kevin P. Edgecomb
kevin at bombaxo.com
Mon Nov 9 18:05:07 EST 2009
Here's what I see:
AGIE ABRAAMA BWHQI TON DOULON SOU NILON TON DMARMARARHN KAI AGAQHMERON
KAI UGIAN KAI WMABIC KAI QWMACIAN KAI ABLALA KAI ANASTASIAN
I would take that string of accusatives as all representing names, as
well: Holy/Saint Abraam, help your servant Nilos of Marmarares, and
Agathemeron, and Ygias, and Omabis, and Thomasian, and Ablala, and
Anastasias.
This is similar to various inscriptions found in church mosaics, where
a donor and family members are recorded. This would originally have
been such a plaque with the same kind of border as those inscriptions,
with a rhomboid shape projecting from either side of the border.
Traces of the left one are apparent in the photo.
Regards,
Kevin P. Edgecomb
Berkeley, California
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