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Inscribed Plaque (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Inscribed Plaque (from Byzantine Shop E5): Blessing Inscription?
- Date
- Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- IN68.014
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Inscription
- Inscription Type
- Religious Inscription
- Inscription language
- Greek
- Inscription Text
Κύριε βοήθη- σον των vacat
- Inscription Translation
- “Lord, help - - - !”
- Inscription Comment
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- BS
- Trench
- BS 68
- Locus
- BS Locus BS-E 5 (Area of)
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E36.30 / S0.77 *96.89
- Findspot
- Byzantine Shop E5, but perhaps originally from the Synagogue
- Description
White polished marble plaque.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.21, W. 0.18, Th. 0.015. H. of letters 0.025.
- Comments
The inscription is unfinished; ΤΩΝ stands perhaps instead of τόν (τῶν SEG), and a continuation like τὸν δοῦλόν σου was intended. For the common late construction of βοηθέω + accusative cf., e.g., IGSK 14 (Ephesos), no. 1285, (5), (7), (9) (plur.).
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Mentioned by J. S. Crawford, M9, pp. 56–57, fig. 230 (SEG 40, 1073).
- Author
- GP