John chartoularios of the genikon logothesion of the archive of Thrace (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by row of three pellets. Border of dots.
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ΚΕΟ
ΗΘΕΙΤ
ΣΔΟΥΛ
ΙΑΝΝΧ
.ΡΤΛ
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Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ χαρτουλαρίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines preceded and followed by row of three pellets. Border of dots.
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τγεν
ικλογοθ
εσαρκλαΣ
τ,θρακι.
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τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου ἄρκλας τῆς Θρᾴκις
Obverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by row of three pellets. Border of dots.
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ΚΕΟ
ΗΘΕΙΤ
ΣΔΟΥΛ
ΙΑΝΝΧ
.ΡΤΛ
···
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ χαρτουλαρίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines preceded and followed by row of three pellets. Border of dots.
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τγεν
ικλογοθ
εσαρκλαΣ
τ,θρακι.
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τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου ἄρκλας τῆς Θρᾴκις
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3163 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 71.2a. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου ἄρκλας τῆς Θρᾴκις.
Lord, help your servant John chartoularios of the genikon logothesion of th earchive of Thrace.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- “Thrakien” und “Thrakesion” (Open in Zotero)
- Die zweihundertjährige Reform (Zu den Anfängen der Themenorganisation im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert) (Open in Zotero)
- Ανίχνευση τοπογραφική της ανατολικής Θράκης (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- La Thrace Orientale et La Mer Noire: Géographie Ecclésiastique et Prosopographie (VIIIe-XIIe Siècles) (Open in Zotero)
- Constantini Porphyrogeniti De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This specimen is from the same boulloterion as its parallel.
On the meaning of the expression χαρτουλάριος τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου ἄρκλας τῆς Θρᾴκης, that is, an official entrusted with the fiscal archives of the theme of Thrace, see DO Seals 1, no. 1.4 (BZS 1951.31.5.1892).