Symeon Pediasimos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
πε
ισιμ
συμεν
̣υσι
Χ̣ν
Πεδιασίμῳ Συμεὼν δυὰς στίχων
Obverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
πε
ισιμ
συμεν
̣υσι
Χ̣ν
Πεδιασίμῳ Συμεὼν δυὰς στίχων
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
επι
σΦργισ
μτγρ
φησκει
κο...
ἐπισφράγισμα γραφῆς, οὐκ εικό[νες]
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4524 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm; field: 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1784 (dated to the twelfth century). |
Translation
Πεδιασίμῳ Συμεὼν δυὰς στίχων ἐπισφράγισμα γραφῆς, οὐκ εικόνες.
A pair of verses, not images, put the seal on the letter of Symeon Pediasimos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See Wassiliou-Seibt's commentary on this interesting inscription proclaiming the owner's avoidance of images on his seal. She also notes that the inscription on the reverse falls one syllable short of a dodecasyllabic verse.