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Gregory Aias (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.


αιαντα
γρηγορι
ονοικτρ
οικετ

Αἴαντα Γρηγόριον οἰκτρὸν οἰκέτην

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.


σκεποισ
μεμ̅ε̅ρ̅
τθεαν
θρπ
λογ

σκέποις με, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεανθρώπου Λόγου

Obverse

Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.


αιαντα
γρηγορι
ονοικτρ
οικετ

Αἴαντα Γρηγόριον οἰκτρὸν οἰκέτην

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.


σκεποισ
μεμ̅ε̅ρ̅
τθεαν
θρπ
λογ

σκέποις με, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεανθρώπου Λόγου

Accession number BZS.1947.2.1448
Diameter 23.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Bulles métriques, no. 590; cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 65; also II, 2092 (one begins with the obverse inscription, the other with the reverse).

Translation

Αἴαντα Γρηγόριον οἰκτρὸν οἰκέτην σκέποις με, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεανθρώπου Λόγου.

Mother of the Divine Word made flesh, watch over me, your unworthy servant Gregory Aias.

Commentary

Two twelve-syllable verses. This late eleventh-century seal appears to be the first attestation of the Aias family.

Bibliography

  • Les bulles métriques dans la sigillographie byzantine (Open in Zotero)
  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)