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John Trig . . . kouboukleisios, imperial cleric, and protopsaltes of the Great Church (eleventh century)

 
 

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Inscription of four lines followed by decoration. Border of dots.

ΚΕ,
ΙΝΗ
.κλ,σ,
̅⸣ΚΛΗΡ,
 ·  

Κ(ύριε) β(οήθει) Ἰωάνῃ [κ]ουβουκλ(ει)σ(ιῳ), β(ασιλικῷ) κληρ(ικῷ)

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Inscription of four lines followed by decoration. No visible border.

· · · ·
ΨΛΤΗ
ΕΚΚΛΗ.
ΤΤΡΙΓ.
   

[καὶ (πρωτο)]ψάλτῃ [τ(ῆς)] Μ(ε)γ(άλης) Ἐκκλη[σ(ίας)] τ(ῷ) Τριγ . . .

Obverse

Inscription of four lines followed by decoration. Border of dots.

ΚΕ,
ΙΝΗ
.κλ,σ,
̅⸣ΚΛΗΡ,
 ·  

Κ(ύριε) β(οήθει) Ἰωάνῃ [κ]ουβουκλ(ει)σ(ιῳ), β(ασιλικῷ) κληρ(ικῷ)

Reverse

Inscription of four lines followed by decoration. No visible border.

· · · ·
ΨΛΤΗ
ΕΚΚΛΗ.
ΤΤΡΙΓ.
   

[καὶ (πρωτο)]ψάλτῃ [τ(ῆς)] Μ(ε)γ(άλης) Ἐκκλη[σ(ίας)] τ(ῷ) Τριγ . . .

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.1872
Diameter 22.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 5, no. 42.43;
Laurent, Corpus 5.1: no. 139 (eleventh/twelfth century).

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει Ἰωάνῃ κουβουκλεισιῳ, βασιλικῷ κληρικῷ, καὶ πρωτοψάλτῃ τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας τῷ Τριγ . . .

Lord, help John Trig..., kouboukleisios, imperial cleric, and protopsaltes of the Great Church.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
  • Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)