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Paul monk and hegoumenos of the imperial monastery of the proedros (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

κε̅Ο
ΙΘ,ΠΑΛ,
αχιγ
μεν

Κύριε βοίθει Πάβλ μοναχ καὶ ἱγουμένῳ

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

μνι
στιτι
κε̅ασι
λπροε
·δ·

Μνιστίτι, Κύριε, βασιλικοῦ προέδρου

Obverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

κε̅Ο
ΙΘ,ΠΑΛ,
αχιγ
μεν

Κύριε βοίθει Πάβλ μοναχ καὶ ἱγουμένῳ

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

μνι
στιτι
κε̅ασι
λπροε
·δ·

Μνιστίτι, Κύριε, βασιλικοῦ προέδρου

Accession number BZS.1955.1.5088
Diameter 20.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm
Previous Editions

Cf. DO Seals 5, § 89.

Translation

Κύριε βοίθει Πάβλῳ μοναχῷ καὶ ἱγουμένῳ. Μνιστίτι, Κύριε, βασιλικοῦ προέδρου.

Lord, help Paul, monk and hegoumenos. Remember, O Lord, the (monastery of) the imperial proedros.

Commentary

The seal carries two inscriptions, one seeking divine aid for the owner, the other divine succour of the institution to which he is attached.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)