New Christian Inscriptions from Saimbeyli in Southeast Cappadocia

Year 2022, Volume: 8, 8 - 15, 31.12.2022

Ferit Baz

Abstract

The article presents four Christian inscriptions from the district Saimbeyli in Southeast Cappadocia. The inscriptions nos. 1–3 were found in the ruins of a church in Cumhurlu. No. 1 mentions the patrons of the church (Hagios Georgios and Eustathios). No. 2, erected by the chorepiskopos Euplokos in fulfillment of a vow, contains an acclamation at the end. No. 3 is the funerary inscription of a woman named Kalissora. It is composed as a dialogue between the deceased woman (Kalissora) and the Virgin Mary. The last in-scription was found in the neighbouring village Cıvıklı. It was part of the funerary monument of the deacon Georgius. Remains of a church are also attested in the village.

Keywords

Cappadocia, Saimbeyli, Christian dedications and epitaphs, Hagios Georgios, Hagios Eustathios

Supporting Institution

Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinatörlüğü

Thanks

I would like to thank the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s General Directorate of Culture Herit-age and Museums for giving me permission to work on the inscriptions of Saimbeyli. Also I would like to thank Mustafa Eryaman who as the representative of the ministry supervised my work. My special also go to the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinatör-lüğü) of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (project no. 201013) for supporting the work as well as to the Saimbeyli District Governorship and the residents of the district for their hospitality. In addition, I want to thank my student Emre Macit and my friends from the region Mesut Doğan, Fatih Yağbasan and Yasin Özakçaoğlu for their great contributions during the field work. I am grateful for their work. I would also like to thank Ulaş Yalvaç (doctorand at Marmara University) for reviewing the English text of this paper. Finally, I extend my thanks to Paweł Nowakowski, Mustafa Adak and Burak Takmer, who evaluated the text and shared their valuable opinions with me.

Güneydoğu Kapadokya’daki Saimbeyli’den Hristiyanlık Dönemine ait Yeni Yazıtlar

Abstract

Makale Kapadokya’nın güneydoğusunda yer alan Saimbeyli’de bulunan ve Hristiyanlık dönemine ait olan yeni yazıtları sunar. 1–3 numaralı yazıtlar Cumhurlu’daki kilise kalıntıları arasında bulunmuştur. 1 no.lu yazıt kilisenin sahipleri olan St. Georgios ve St. Eustathios’u anar. 2 no.lu yazıt ise, Euplokos adındaki khorepiskopos’un bir adağıdır ve yazıtın sonu bir aklamasyon (uzun yıllar yaşa) ifadesi ile son bulur. 3. nolu yazıt ise, Kalissora adındaki bir kadının mezar yazıtıdır. Yazıt rahmetli Kalissora ile Hz. Meryem arasında bir diyalog olarak şekillendirilmiştir. Sonuncu yazıt ise Cumhurlu köyüne komşu olan Cıvıklı’da bulunmuştur. Diakon Georgius’un mezar anıtına aittir. Bu köyde aynı zamanda kilise kalıntılarına da rastlanılmıştır.

Keywords

Cappadocia, Saimbeyli, Christian dedications and epitaphs, Hagios Georgios, Hagios Eustathios

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