Nicholas deacon of the Great Church, kouboukleisios, and epi tes patriarchikes sakelles (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of six line, the final letter between two horizontal bars. No visible border.
κ
τσ
νικολ,δι
ακον,τησ
εκκλη
σ,
Κ(ύρι)[ε β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ [δούλ(ῳ)] Νικολ(άῳ) διακόν(ῳ) τῆς Μ(ε)γ(άλης) Ἐκκλησ(ίας)
Obverse
Inscription of six line, the final letter between two horizontal bars. No visible border.
κ
τσ
νικολ,δι
ακον,τησ
εκκλη
σ,
Κ(ύρι)[ε β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ [δούλ(ῳ)] Νικολ(άῳ) διακόν(ῳ) τῆς Μ(ε)γ(άλης) Ἐκκλησ(ίας)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, the final two letters between two horizontal bars. No visible border.
εισι
επιτησ
Π̅Ρ̅Ι̅αρχικ
σακελλ
ησ
[κου]βου[κλ]εισίῳ, (καὶ) ἐπὶ τῆς π(ατ)ριαρχικ(ῆς) σακέλλης.
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4922 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5, no. 42.24. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ διακόνῳ τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας, κουβουκλεισίῳ, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς πατριαρχικῆς σακέλλης.
Lord, help your servant Nicholas deacon of the Great Church, kouboukleisios, and epi tes patriarchikes sakelles.
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)