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Division III Section B Part 5
I do not understand the meaning of the character after the ΑΦ of the date. In
form it is not exactly a Z. It may be intended for S = 6 and, if so, may be the
number of the indiction; for the 501st year of the era of Antioch corresponds to the
6th year of the indiction series. Or it may be a £, and the date may then be αφξ',
i. e. 561 = 512-3 a. d.
1142. House, 489 a. d. On the architrave of the second story of a portico,
before a building which appeared to be a private house, facing west, about the center
of the town. The block is 2.13 m. long, and 41 cm. high. The letters, 31/s to 7 cm.
high, are scarcely more than scratched on the surface of the stone, and are now badly
weathered. Copied by Professor Littmann.
+6TIM6AIA jo H9|ToN°NNoC KA
ToY^ciop,
KoCHA
Inscr. 1142. Scale 1:20.
Επιμελία τοΰ ίσιου
Κοσμά. Χ(ριστ)ε, βοχθι το Νον-
νος(?). Τοΰ Of έτους, u.fyf)
ΤΙαυερ,ου χα.
Under direction of the holy Kosmas. Christ help Nonnos f). In the
537i,i year, month Panemos 21st. (July, 489 a. d.)
Professor Littmann has given me the following information about the inscription,
in addition to his drawing. There was possibly one letter after OCIOY, like a A, but
apparently erased. Possibly there were letters before KOCH A, and, if so, these may
have been BO COY. There was also a letter, like A, after TT AN CHOY; but apparently
this was erased and KA, in larger size, written above it. Perhaps we should read here:
’Επιμελήζ τοΰ οσίου ’Αβόσου \ Κοσμά, Under direction of the holy Abosos, son of Kosmas.
Or perhaps some title followed' οσίου, such as αββα, abbot, or επισκόπου, bishop. The
adjective οσιος is not infrequent with names of church officers or monks.
A Κοσμάς τεχνίτης is mentioned in two inscriptions at Brad 3, dated 491 and 496 A. D.:
a Κοσμάς also in an inscription at Burdj il-Kas3, dated 493 a. d. : also probably in
an inscription at Kefr Nabu 4, on a building which bears, elsewhere, the date 504 a. d.
In the second part of the inscription the letters TONONNOC may, of course, stand
for τώ Νόννω, or perhaps τώ Νοννου (οίκω), the house of Nonnos. But I am inclined
to believe that του οίκον, for τώ οίκω, should be read: Christ help (i. e. bless'} this
house! The accusative with βοηΰείν is common enough in these inscriptions. The name
Νοννος, however, is not infrequent in this region. A certain Nonnos, a builder, is
mentioned in two inscriptions from Serdjibleh 5, dated 471 a. d. See also above,
under No. 1124.
The letters K A are doubtless a correction for A, representing the day of the month.
The form of β in βοηΰι may be seen in other inscriptions, for example Nos. 1085,
1086, 1099, 1120 etc.
1143. Lintel(?). Stone, probably a lintel, built into the south wall of a house,
1 See above, Nos. 874, 875 and 881. 2 Nos. 1176 and 1177. 3 No. 1190.
4 Published by Chapot in B.C.H. XXVI, p. 181, No. 25, and in the commentary to No. 1174 below.
5 A.A.E.S. in, Nos. 93 and 94.
Division III Section B Part 5
I do not understand the meaning of the character after the ΑΦ of the date. In
form it is not exactly a Z. It may be intended for S = 6 and, if so, may be the
number of the indiction; for the 501st year of the era of Antioch corresponds to the
6th year of the indiction series. Or it may be a £, and the date may then be αφξ',
i. e. 561 = 512-3 a. d.
1142. House, 489 a. d. On the architrave of the second story of a portico,
before a building which appeared to be a private house, facing west, about the center
of the town. The block is 2.13 m. long, and 41 cm. high. The letters, 31/s to 7 cm.
high, are scarcely more than scratched on the surface of the stone, and are now badly
weathered. Copied by Professor Littmann.
+6TIM6AIA jo H9|ToN°NNoC KA
ToY^ciop,
KoCHA
Inscr. 1142. Scale 1:20.
Επιμελία τοΰ ίσιου
Κοσμά. Χ(ριστ)ε, βοχθι το Νον-
νος(?). Τοΰ Of έτους, u.fyf)
ΤΙαυερ,ου χα.
Under direction of the holy Kosmas. Christ help Nonnos f). In the
537i,i year, month Panemos 21st. (July, 489 a. d.)
Professor Littmann has given me the following information about the inscription,
in addition to his drawing. There was possibly one letter after OCIOY, like a A, but
apparently erased. Possibly there were letters before KOCH A, and, if so, these may
have been BO COY. There was also a letter, like A, after TT AN CHOY; but apparently
this was erased and KA, in larger size, written above it. Perhaps we should read here:
’Επιμελήζ τοΰ οσίου ’Αβόσου \ Κοσμά, Under direction of the holy Abosos, son of Kosmas.
Or perhaps some title followed' οσίου, such as αββα, abbot, or επισκόπου, bishop. The
adjective οσιος is not infrequent with names of church officers or monks.
A Κοσμάς τεχνίτης is mentioned in two inscriptions at Brad 3, dated 491 and 496 A. D.:
a Κοσμάς also in an inscription at Burdj il-Kas3, dated 493 a. d. : also probably in
an inscription at Kefr Nabu 4, on a building which bears, elsewhere, the date 504 a. d.
In the second part of the inscription the letters TONONNOC may, of course, stand
for τώ Νόννω, or perhaps τώ Νοννου (οίκω), the house of Nonnos. But I am inclined
to believe that του οίκον, for τώ οίκω, should be read: Christ help (i. e. bless'} this
house! The accusative with βοηΰείν is common enough in these inscriptions. The name
Νοννος, however, is not infrequent in this region. A certain Nonnos, a builder, is
mentioned in two inscriptions from Serdjibleh 5, dated 471 a. d. See also above,
under No. 1124.
The letters K A are doubtless a correction for A, representing the day of the month.
The form of β in βοηΰι may be seen in other inscriptions, for example Nos. 1085,
1086, 1099, 1120 etc.
1143. Lintel(?). Stone, probably a lintel, built into the south wall of a house,
1 See above, Nos. 874, 875 and 881. 2 Nos. 1176 and 1177. 3 No. 1190.
4 Published by Chapot in B.C.H. XXVI, p. 181, No. 25, and in the commentary to No. 1174 below.
5 A.A.E.S. in, Nos. 93 and 94.