N. (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, top line missing. Border of dots.
.....
̣η̣..
λ̣σκλ.
σινγε
νοσ
[ἐπιγρ]αφὴ [δη]λώσει κλ[ῆ]σιν καὶ γένος
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, top line missing. Border of dots.
.....
̣η̣..
λ̣σκλ.
σινγε
νοσ
[ἐπιγρ]αφὴ [δη]λώσει κλ[ῆ]σιν καὶ γένος
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, top line missing. Border of dots.
....
σ̣ε̣...
σργι
.τουσ
λογσ
....σε... σφραγί[ζ]ω τοὺς λόγους
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1910 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 760; the same seal is published in vol. II, no. 1699, but with a different reading. The first reading is to be preferred. |
Translation
ἐπιγραφὴ δηλώσει κλῆσιν καὶ γένος ....σε... σφραγίζω τοὺς λόγους.
The signature will show the name and family of ....se... (whose) words I seal.
Commentary
Damage to the top portion of the reverse prevents us from reading the owner's name. The inscription as a whole consists of two twelve-syllable verses.
It should be noted that Laurent reconstituted the inscription as follows in his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw collection; although plausible, the first dodecasyllable is metrically incorrect, consisting of two six-syllable hemistichs: δεῖγμα σαφὲς τίνος σφραγίζω τοὺς λόγους, γραφὴ βουλὰς δηλώσει κλῆσιν καὶ γένος.