Nikephoros spatharokoubikoularios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Bottom line missing. A decoration above. Border of dots.
σφρα
γισφυλα
κτηρτησγρα
φησνικη
...
Σφραγὶς φυλακτὴρ τῆς γραφῆς Νικη[φόρ(ου)]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, bottom line only partially preserved. A decoration above. Border of dots.
σπαθη
φορουν
τοσενκου
ικουλα
Ρ̣Ι̣Ο̣Ι̣Σ̣
σπαθηφοροῦντος ἐν κουβικουλαρίοις
Obverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Bottom line missing. A decoration above. Border of dots.
σφρα
γισφυλα
κτηρτησγρα
φησνικη
...
Σφραγὶς φυλακτὴρ τῆς γραφῆς Νικη[φόρ(ου)]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, bottom line only partially preserved. A decoration above. Border of dots.
σπαθη
φορουν
τοσενκου
ικουλα
Ρ̣Ι̣Ο̣Ι̣Σ̣
σπαθηφοροῦντος ἐν κουβικουλαρίοις
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2462 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2963. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς φυλακτὴρ τῆς γραφῆς Νικηφόρου σπαθηφοροῦντος ἐν κουβικουλαρίοις.
The seal protects the correspondence of the spatharokoubikoularios Nikephoros.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Two twelve-syllable verses identifying the owner as a eunuch holding the dignity of spatharokoubikoularios, here expressed in a circumlocution translated literally as a "sword-bearer among the chamberlains."