Anonymous (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above and a decoration below. Border of dots.
κ̣εοθσμ,
επισοιηλ
πισσ
σ̣ονμε
Κ(ύρι)ε ὁ Θ(εὸ)ς μου, ἐπὶ σοι ἤλπισα σῶσον με
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
εκπν
τντν
ιοκοντ
μεκρυσ
με
ἐκ πάντων τῶν διοκόντ(ων) με κ(αὶ) ῥύσ(αι) με
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above and a decoration below. Border of dots.
κ̣εοθσμ,
επισοιηλ
πισσ
σ̣ονμε
Κ(ύρι)ε ὁ Θ(εὸ)ς μου, ἐπὶ σοι ἤλπισα σῶσον με
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
εκπν
τντν
ιοκοντ
μεκρυσ
με
ἐκ πάντων τῶν διοκόντ(ων) με κ(αὶ) ῥύσ(αι) με
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.88 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm; field: 30.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1162. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς μου, ἐπὶ σοι ἤλπισα σῶσον με ἐκ πάντων τῶν διοκόντων με καὶ ῥύσαι με.
O Lord my God, in Thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
Commentary
The inscription is taken from Psalms 7: 2. For this reason we read the abbreviation in the second last line of the reverse as κ(αὶ) rather than Κ(ύρι)ε (as does Wassiliou-Seibt).