(Basil) Pekoules, judge (twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
εκτῆσ
.ργΊοσ̣
σθιτονγ̣ε̣
Ότ
ἐκ τῆς [σ]φραγίδος [ἴ]σθι τὸν γε[γρ]αφότα
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
κριτῊν
πεκλην
ΌσθΈλειγ̣ν̣
ριζΈτ.
κριτὴν Πεκούλην, ὃς θέλει γνωριζέτ[ω]
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
εκτῆσ
.ργΊοσ̣
σθιτονγ̣ε̣
Ότ
ἐκ τῆς [σ]φραγίδος [ἴ]σθι τὸν γε[γρ]αφότα
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
κριτῊν
πεκλην
ΌσθΈλειγ̣ν̣
ριζΈτ.
κριτὴν Πεκούλην, ὃς θέλει γνωριζέτ[ω]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.299 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Bulles métriques, no. 128; cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 726. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ἐκ τῆς σφραγίδος ἴσθι τὸν γεγραφότα κριτὴν Πεκούλην, ὃς θέλει γνωριζέτω.
Let anyone who wishes know from the seal that the writer is Pekoules, the judge.
Commentary
The owner of this seal does not give his Christian name in the inscription, but a Basil Pekoules, judge of the Velum and epi tou Hippodromou, is known from a lysis of the emperor Manuel I Komnenos dated to the year 1148. See also the metrical inscriptions on the seals of a (Basil) Pekoules, some of which are linked to this entry; see PBW : Basileios 20332.
Note the use of accent marks.