Mosaic inscription in verse recording the dedication of a church by the
bishop Petros. Letters in black on a white background.
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Thessalia (Achaia Phthiotis) — Thebai (Nea Anchialos) — 6th c. AD — Ergon (1970) 31 — RSBN (1973/1974) 43, 27 — T&MByz 10 (1987) 363, 7
1 | ☩ ὁ τῆς μελίσσης ❦ ❦ |
τῆς σοφῆς διδάσκαλος, / | |
τῆς πνευματικῆς ❦ ❦ | |
ἀρχιερεὺς κλυτὸς φανείς, / | |
5 | ☩ Πέτρος τὸ σεμνὸν |
ἔργον ἀξιοπρεπῶς / | |
ἔδειξε καὶ τοῦτο ❦ | |
πρέπον εἰς ναὸν θεοῦ. |