E00778: Fragments of a Greek inscription with a letter, probably from a governor (proconsul) of the province of Asia, promulgating imperial resolutions for the episcopal church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), and for the church of *John the Apostle and Evangelist (S00042). Found at the site of the church of *Mary in Ephesos (western Asia Minor), 530-539.
Creators: name: Pnowakowski
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2015
Subjects: History

description: The text, as presented in the now accessible edition in Die Inschriften von Ephesos:<br><br> ]ο[<br> ]ων[<br> ]ον ὁ πα[<br>4 ἡμῶ]ν βασιλεὺ[ς <br> ε]ὐκοσμίας [<br> ]̣στάσεως [ ]υς<br> ] καὶ τὴν [ ]ικης<br>8 νο]μοθεσί[α ]ανα<br> συ[ ψ]υχοφθο[ρ.....]ρ[..]ένην<br> μητρόπολ[ι ] τῇ τε κα[τὰ τ]ὴν Ἔφ[εσον]<br> λειτουργούσ[ῃ ἱερω]τάτῃ μεγάλῃ [ἐκ]κλ(ησίᾳ) καὶ τοῖς<br>12 προσκυνητ[αῖς ἐν] τῷ σεβασμίῳ [οἴκ]ῳ τοῦ ἁγίου<br> Ἰωάννου τοῦ [θεο]λόγου καὶ εὐ[αγγ]ελιστοῦ·<br> ἐξ ὧν ἀνάγκη(ν) [….]ων πάντω[ν ...]όησεν<br> ταῖς ἄλλαις δύ[αις κ]αὶ ζημίαις [...]τροις καὶ<br>16 τὴν θείαν λει[τουργίαν] καὶ πρ[....]τη περὶ<br> τούτοις ενα[ ]ησει τοὺς<br> ἐπεὶ οὖν τῇ τ[ ]πεσεῖν<br> τοίνυν τοῖς φ[ ] χάριτι τὰ μέ- <br>20 χρι […..]ια ει[ ]ουσιν φαινομέ-<br> νας κο[...]π[ ] θεοφιλῆ καὶ πρό-<br> ξενον [ ]βης συνήγαγε(ν)<br> νομοθ[εσι ]στον τὰ ἀνε-<br>24 γνωσ[μένα ]φως καὶ<br> καθὰ ̣τ̣[ ]οσ.[<br> καὶ μο[<br> συμψ[ελλι<br>28 καὶ γυ[<br><br>12-14. τῷ σεβασμίῳ [οἴκ]ῳ τοῦ ἁγίου | προσκυνητ[οῦ θεο]λόγου καὶ εὐ[αγγ]ελιστοῦ Ἰωάννου Feissel || 22. θεοσε]βὴς or εὐσε]βὴς I. Ephesos || 23. νομοθ[εσία (?) I. Ephesos || 24. εἰλη]φώς (?) or φῶς (?) I. Ephesos || 25. καθα̣π[ (?) I. Ephesos<br><br>'[- - - ou]r emperor [- - -] of the good conduct [- - -] discord (?) [- - -] and [- - -] legislation [- - -] soul-destroying [- - -] metropolitan [- - -] to the most holy Great Church which performs liturgical service in Ephesos and to the worshippers (or: 'pilgrims') in the reverend house of Saint John the Theologian and Evangelist. For this reason the need [- - -] of all [- - -] and other sorrows and punishments [- - -] and the divine liturgy [- - -] about them [- - -] since [- - -] fell now for [- - -] the grace until [- - -] revealed [- - -] the God-loving and protector [- - -] gathered [- - -] legislation [- - -] these that were read [- - -] and [- - -] the subsellia (= seats of the clergy) [- - -] and [- - -]'<br><br>Text: I. Ephesos, no. 4134. Translation: P. Nowakowski, E. Rizos.<br><br>In a letter dated 17.05.2018 Denis Feissel kindly informed us that he has revisited and examined the stone. As a result he spotted that some fragments were apparently misplaced in the first edition, and the two fragments which we discuss in E00765 almost certainly come from the same text. A new edition and restoration of the entire letter will follow soon. For the moment, Feissel sent us an altered restoration of lines 10-14:<br><br> τῇ τε κα[τὰ τ]ὴν Ἐφ[εσίω(ν)]<br> μητρόπολι[ν ἁγι]ωτάτῃ μεγάλ[ῃ ἐκ]κλ(ησίᾳ) καὶ τοῖς<br>12 λειτουργοῦσ[ιν ἐν] τῷ σεβασμίῳ [οἴκ]ῳ τοῦ ἁγίου<br> προσκυνητ[οῦ θε]ολόγου καὶ εὐ[αγγ]ελιστοῦ<br> Ἰωάννου<br><br>'... to the most holy Great Church in the metropolitan city of the Ephesians, and to those who perform liturgical service in the reverend house of the holy Worshipper, Theologian, and Evangelist John...'