Joseph Tarchaneiotes, proedros and doux of Antioch (1072–1074)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
ΚΥΡΙ
ΕΟΗΘΕΙ
ΤΣ
ΙΣΙΦΠΡ.
ΕΡ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Ἰωσὶφ πρ[ο]έδρῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
ΚΑΙ
..ΑΝΤΙ
..ΕΙΑΣ
..ΤΑΡΧΑ
.ΙΤΙ
καὶ δου[κὶ] Ἀντι[οχ]είας [τῷ] Ταρχα[ν]ιώτι.
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
ΚΥΡΙ
ΕΟΗΘΕΙ
ΤΣ
ΙΣΙΦΠΡ.
ΕΡ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Ἰωσὶφ πρ[ο]έδρῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
ΚΑΙ
..ΑΝΤΙ
..ΕΙΑΣ
..ΤΑΡΧΑ
.ΙΤΙ
καὶ δου[κὶ] Ἀντι[οχ]είας [τῷ] Ταρχα[ν]ιώτι.
| Accession number | BZS 1958.106.5721 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 9.3; I. G. Leontiades, “Die Siegel der Familie Tarchaneiotes,” 44; idem, Tarchaneiotai, 44. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωσὶφ προέδρῳ καὶ δουκὶ Ἀντιοχείας τῷ Ταρχανιώτι.
Lord, help your servant Joseph Tarchaneiotes, proedros and doux of Antioch.
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)
- Die Siegel der Familie Tarchaneiotes (Open in Zotero)
- Die Tarchaneiotai: Eine prosopographisch-sigillographische Studie (Open in Zotero)
- La chronologie des gouverneurs d’Antioche sous la seconde domination byzantine (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This is the Joseph Tarchaneiotes who deserted the emperor Romanos Diogenes before the battle of Manzikert in 1071. His career as governor of Antioch is well recorded by the historians: Laurent, “Gouverneurs d’Antioche,” no. 32.
A different seal of the same person, bearing a representation of St. Demetrios but recording the same inscription, was photographed in Antioch and is mentioned by Laurent, “Gouverneurs d’Antioche,” no. 32 (reproduced on pl. I); it is now published in Seyrig, no. 161.