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ICG 3710, Galatia, ca. 300-400 ☧ ἐνθάδε κεῖτε Γοργονεία ἡ τὸν βείον καλῶς δεια- 4 γαγοῦσα μετὰ τοῦ εἰδεί- ου ἀνδρὸς καὶ τῶν εἰδε- ίων τέκνων· χά<ι>ρη- ☧ τε οἱ παράγοντες με- 8 τὰ τῶν εἰδείων πάν- των· ἔχῃ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν κὲ πρὸς τὸν Χρειστὸν αὐτοῦ εἴ τεις κλέψει ΤΟ. . . ΤΕΙΑΝ 12 (hedera) [ - - - - - ]...

ICG 2412, Galatia, ca. 200-400 note: "Dating according to Mitchell (also Merkelbach/Stauber): 4th century?" Σαβεῖνος ὄχ’ ἄριστος Χρειστοῦ ἱερεὺς με- 5 γάλοιο | ζωὸς ἐὼν τόδ’ ἐτεύ- ξεν ἑῇ ἐνὶ πατρίδι γ- 10 [αίῃ]. Sabinos, by far the best priest of the great Christ, built this (tomb) in his ...

ICG 1287, Phrygia, ca. 100-300 note: "Dating according to Gibson: beginning of the 4th century. She mistakenly thinks the name is Christian. Dating according to Waelkens (Tabbernee): 200 – 225." https://icg.uni-kiel.de/icg/ICG_webapp/inscription/show/1287 Θεοδώρου Χρειστιανοῦ μνήμης χάριν ...

ICG 1151, Phrygia, ca. 212-350 https://icg.uni-kiel.de/icg/ICG_webapp/inscription/show/1151 Αὐρηλία ̔Ρουφεῖνα Τροφίμου γλυκυτάτῳ ἀνδρὶ Αὐρηλίῳ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ Δόμν̳η̳ τῷ ἑαυτῆς ἀνδρὶ καὶ τοῖς τέ- κνοις Κυρίλλῃ κα̣ὶ Βερονει- 5 κιανῷ καὶ Αὐρηλίᾳ καὶ Γλυ- [κ]ω̳ν̳ίδι καὶ ἑτέρῳ Βερονικια- νῷ μνήμης χάριν ἐποίη...

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ICG 1354, Lydia, ca. 3rd century noted here: "Premerstein dates the inscription to the time before Decius (similar to Tabbernee). Schuler dates it to the end of the 2nd / beginning of the 3rd century." https://icg.uni-kiel.de/icg/ICG_webapp/inscription/show/1354 [ἔτους ․․․ʹ], μη(νὸς) Λώου ...

ICG 1142, Phrygia, dated 242-243 https://icg.uni-kiel.de/icg/ICG_webapp/inscription/show/1142 η(νὸς) ἀ(πιόντος) [Ἔ]τους τκζ ̓ μ ι ̓ , δ ̓, Αὐρ. Σατορνεῖνος δ[ὶ]ς Χρειστιανὸς [ἐν]θά- δε κεῖται κατασκευ- 5 άσας αὐτῷ [τὸν αἰώ]- [νιο]ν οἶκον̣ [ἔτι ζῶν] [ὡ]ς μηδεν̣[ὶ ἄλλῳ ἐξ]- ὸν ἐ[πει]σε[νέγκειν] ἄ̣[λλο...

ICG 1264, Phrygia, probably dated 248 - 249 noted here: "Dating according to the Sullan era. According to Calder (BullJRylLib 7, 1922) the dating is certain. However, the photo shows traces at best. Leschhorn puts a question mark on the dating." https://icg.uni-kiel.de/icg/ICG_webapp/inscr...

Given its relevance for interpreting the epigraphic data, this is now part of the "Arguments" section. Gary J. Johnson on "A Christian Business and Christian Self-Identity in Third/Fourth Century Phrygia," Vigiliae Christianae , Vol. 48, No. 4 (Dec. 1994), pp. 341-366. http://www...

Was the purpose of separating Smith from the library without a chaperone to prevent theft?