Tzourkeles interpreter (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God (Theoskepastos) holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: Μ̅θυ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Epithet in columns on either side: ηθ|ε̣ο̣σ̣|κ,πα|στ|οσ : ἡ Θεοσκ(έ)παστος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
θκ̣ε̣̣,θ̣,
τσ,
ρκελη
ε̣ρμηνε
τη
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Τζουρκέλῃ ἑρμηνεφτῇ
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God (Theoskepastos) holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: Μ̅θυ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Epithet in columns on either side: ηθ|ε̣ο̣σ̣|κ,πα|στ|οσ : ἡ Θεοσκ(έ)παστος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
θκ̣ε̣̣,θ̣,
τσ,
ρκελη
ε̣ρμηνε
τη
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Τζουρκέλῃ ἑρμηνεφτῇ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4803 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Τζουρκέλῃ ἑρμηνεφτῇ.
Mother of God, help your servant Tzourkeles, interpreter.
Commentary
The first letter of the owner's name is not clear. We read it as a combination of tau and zeta, but it may simply be an unusual form of zeta.