The Excavation of Antioch-on-the-Orontes 1932-1939

5932-I186

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Dig VI

Fragment of a coufic [Digitizer's note: "Kufic"] inscription - probably a funerary stela [Digitizer's note: "stele"], carefully cut in dimensions .35 x .25 (thickness .075), and reused on reverse for a greek [sic] funerary inscription. White marble.
Reused as a cover for a well in late pavement.

1.) Coufic. Perhaps the right angle, on the bottom: two perpendicular lines of well carved floral coufic, and, in the middle, two perpendicular decorative strips, one being decorated with a vase, the other with triangles tight one to the other, probably stylized ivy leaves. Broken on tow [sic] sides. Scale [of sketch]: 1/5

2.) Greek. On the reverse side of the stone, complete greek [sic] funerary inscription. Badly damaged in the center of the stone, by humidity from the wall. Reading incomplete, and, in other places, dubious. Height of letters: .034. Regular lines. Late but beautifully letters [sic]. light carving. ligatures.

ΕΚΟΙΜΗΘΕΙΟΔΟΥΛΟΣΚΟΥΙΑΚΩΒΟΣ
ΜΟΝΑΧΟΣΟΝΟΥΣΑΜΟΙΔΥΣΕΙΜΕ
ΤΑΑΠΩΝ ΗΡΙΛΙΡΛΜΩΚΓ ΙΝΔ Ι
ΕΓΡΑΦΗ

Εκοιμηθει ο δουλος τ(ου) Κ(υρι)ου Ιακωβος μοναχος. Ο νους αμοι δυσει με|τα αγιον. .......... κγ ινδ(ικτιωνος) ι εγραφη.

Has been buried the servant of the Lord Iakob, the monk. His soul will enter somewhere, with the saints. the 23rd of (a month, or name of emperor or patriarch), 10th indiction, this has been written.(?)

Scale [of sketch] 1/5

5/15/1936 See all items with this value

Ant. II Kufic No. 9; Ant. II No. 85

Pencil sketch