Orasis

Elijah holding the scroll

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Monument SL5

Editor

Cvetan Vasilev

Monument

Church of St Nicolas, Seslavtsi

Place

South wall, I register

Location in the scene

This image is part of a series of prophets portraits. There is water damage on the text field.

Spelling features

There are a couple of accents - a double grave on the η on the first row and a grave on the ι on the second row.

Scene

Prophet Elijah
Prophets, Prophetesses -> Elijah

Inscription Type

Τime of creation

17 th. c. (1600–1650)

⤦ n: 1

tag: lb

ἦπεν

lemma: λέγω
tag: w

ὁ

lemma: ὁ
tag: w

⤦ n: 2

tag: lb

Ἠλί

nymRef: Ἠλίας
tag: persName

Ἠλί

tag: #text

< GAP >

quantity: 2
unit: character

⤦ n: 3

tag: lb

πρὸς

lemma: πρὸς
tag: w

τὸ ν

lemma: ὁ
tag: w

tag: #text

ὸ

tag: supplied

⤦ n: 4

tag: lb

tag: #text

Ἐλισ εή

nymRef: Ἐλισαῖος
tag: persName

Ἐλισ

tag: #text

⤦ n: 5

tag: lb

εή

tag: #text

 
<ab type="critical">
                    <lb n="1"/><w lemma="λέγω">ἦπεν</w> <w lemma="ὁ">ὁ</w>
                    <lb n="2"/><persName nymRef="Ἠλίας" ref="icon-index.xml#elijah">Ἠλί<gap quantity="2" unit="character"/></persName>
                    <lb n="3"/><w lemma="πρὸς">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ὁ">τ<supplied>ὸ</supplied>
                    <lb n="4"/>ν</w> <persName nymRef="Ἐλισαῖος" ref="icon-index.xml#elisha">Ἐλισ
                    <lb n="5"/>εή</persName>
                </ab>

Inscriptions in medieval images

Prophet Elijah Seslavtsi monastery

Monument SL5

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