Gregory Aias (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
αιαντα
γρηγορι
ονοικτρ
οικετ
Αἴαντα Γρηγόριον οἰκτρὸν οἰκέτην
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
αιαντα
γρηγορι
ονοικτρ
οικετ
Αἴαντα Γρηγόριον οἰκτρὸν οἰκέτην
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σκεποισ
μεμ̅ε̅ρ̅
τθεαν
θρπ
λογ
σκέποις με, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεανθρώπου Λόγου
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1448 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Bulles métriques, no. 590; cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 65; also II, 2092 (one begins with the obverse inscription, the other with the reverse). |
Translation
Αἴαντα Γρηγόριον οἰκτρὸν οἰκέτην σκέποις με, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεανθρώπου Λόγου.
Mother of the Divine Word made flesh, watch over me, your unworthy servant Gregory Aias.
Bibliography
- Les bulles métriques dans la sigillographie byzantine (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Two twelve-syllable verses. This late eleventh-century seal appears to be the first attestation of the Aias family.