The X-Files: Chrēstos / Christos / Χρειστος

[Peter Kirby]

Oasis d'Égypte 36,46 (ca. 4th century), Egypt, Nubia and Cyrenaïca: Egypt and Nubia

Βίκτωρ,
δο̣ῦ̣λ̣ος
Ἰησ[οῦ]
Χριστ̣ο̣ῦ̣.

Victor, servant of Jesus Christ.

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/219226?hs=99-106

[Peter Kirby]

Oasis d'Égypte 42,62 (ca. 4th century), Egypt, Nubia and Cyrenaïca: Egypt and Nubia

Πετεῆβε, τοῦλος {²⁶δοῦλος}²⁶ Εἰεσοῦ {²⁶Ἰησοῦ}²⁶ Χριστοῦ.

Petebes, servant of Jesus Christ.

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/219243?hs=122-128

[Peter Kirby]

Oasis d'Égypte 44,31a (ca. 4th century), Egypt, Nubia and Cyrenaïca: Egypt and Nubia

Πα̣ῦλος δοῦλος Ἰησ(οῦ) Χριστοῦ

Paul, servant of Jesus Christ.

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/219250?hs=97-103

[Peter Kirby]

JIWE 1 8 (ca. 400-450), Sicily, Italy, and the West (IG XIV): Italy, incl. Magna Graecia

hic requiescit
Petrus qui Papa-
rio fil(ius) Olympii Iu-
daei, solusque
ex gente sua
ad Χρι(στοῦ) meruit
gratiam perveni-
re et in hanc s(an)c(t)am
aulam digne sepul-
tus est sub d(ie) pr(i)d(ie)
id(us) Iul(ias) ind(ictione) quarta.

Here rests Peter, son of Olympius, a Judaean by birth. He alone from his family deserved to attain the grace of Christ (Χρι) and was buried fittingly in this holy court on the 14th day of July, in the fourth indiction.

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/177929?hs=116-125

This inscription shows an abbreviation by suspension, with the first three letters (Χρι).

[Peter Kirby]

SEG 18:425 (ca. mid 4th century), an inscription in Rome

οὔνομά μοι Βάσσος, πάτρη δὲ πόλις Βαβυλῶνος,
Χριστοῦ δ’ αὖ προπόλων εἰμί ται κὲ γενόμαν·
σῶμα καμὸν δὲ λιπὼν γαίῃ βίοτον δὲ βροτ<ε>ί[οις]
ἦλθον ἐς οὐρανίην ἀτραπὸν καὶ δώματα Χριστο[ῦ].
☧
λίψανα {²⁶λείψανα}²⁶ μὲν Βάσσοιο κατὰ χθονός, ἡ δὲ πρὸς αἴθρ<α>ν
ψυχὴ πωτηθεῖσα μόλεν αἰς αἰθέρα Χριστοῦ.

My name is Bassos, my homeland is the city of Babylon, and I am a defender of Christ (Χριστοῦ) both in word and in deed. Leaving my worn-out body to the earth and mortal life to men, I ascended to the heavenly path and the abodes of Christ (Χριστο[ῦ]).
☧
The remains of Basso lie beneath the earth, but his soul, purified, has reached the air, coming to Christ (Χριστοῦ) in the ethereal realm.

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/3 ... %2C394-400

[Peter Kirby]

SEG 45:1461,1b (ca. 200-250), an inscription in Rome

Κυ∙ρα∙κέ ∙ ψυ∙χὴ ∙  κ<α>∙λ<ή>, Χρι∙[σ]-
τὸς ∙ <μ>ε∙τά ∙ σου. ❦

Lady and beautiful soul, Chri[s]t be with you.

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/333305?hs=74-87

[Peter Kirby]

SEG 46:1341 (ca. 3rd-5th century), Sicily, Italy, and the West (IG XIV): Italy, incl. Magna Graecia

εὐψύχι
[Μ]ούσενα #⁵⁶ ἰρήνη
[ἡ] σὴ ψυχὴ #⁵⁶ ἀθάνατος
        παρὰ Χρηστῷ {²⁶Χριστῷ}²⁶ #⁵⁶
5 [— —]νηα #⁵⁶ ἀνδρὸς #⁵⁶ ἔθη<κ>ε
[— —]ωσουσαν {²⁷ὡς οὖσαν}²⁷ #⁵⁶ #⁵⁶ κβʹ.

Brave Muse, [M]ousena, peace [to] your soul, immortal, [resting] with Chrest/Christ (Χρηστῷ). [— —]nia, wife [of a] man, lived [— —] as being, [at the age of] 22.

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/333473?hs=119-125
source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/333473?hs=106-112

[Peter Kirby]

IG XIV 2492 (ca. 441)

[ἐνθάδε κεῖται ὁ]
[δεῖνα ζήσας ἐν]
εἰρήνῃ {Σ} ἔτη
τεσσεράκον-
τα καὶ ὠκτώ {²⁶ὀκτώ}²⁶. τε-
λευτᾷ μετὰ τὴν
ὑπατίαν τῶν
δεσποτῶν
ἡμῶν Βαλεν-
τινιανοῦ τὸ
πέμπτον καὶ Ἀνα-
ταλίου {²⁶Ἀνατολίου}²⁶ τοῦ λαμ-
προτάτου ἐν <μη>-
νὶ Περιτίου ἕκτῃ,
καὶ τῇ ἑβ̣<δ>όμῃ ἐτό-
φη {²⁶ἐτάφη}²⁶ ἡμέρᾳ Παρασ-
κευ<ῇ> καὶ ἀναστ<ή>[σεται]
ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ Χρισ-
τοῦ ἐ<ρ>χαμένου {²⁶ἐρχομένου}²⁶.

Here lies the one who lived in peace for forty-eight years. He passed away after the consulship of our lords Valentinianus for the fifth time and Antalius (Anatolius), the illustrious, in the sixth month, on the seventh day. He was buried on the Paraskève day and will rise on the day of the coming of Christ (Χριστοῦ).

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/143310?hs=444-452

[Peter Kirby]

SEG 53:635 (ca. 5th/6th century)

Χρη<σ>τὲ βο<ή>θη {⁴ΧΡΗΤΕ ΒΟΘΗ}⁴ τοῦ δούλου
Μαρτυρίου vacat
καὶ ΜΝΗ☩ΗΜΗ

Chrest/Christ (ΧΡΗΤΕ), help the servant Marturios

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/317755?hs=21-31

[Peter Kirby]

IG X,2 1 397 (ca. 4th century or later), Northern Greece (IG X): Macedonia

κοιμητή̣ρ̣ι̣ο̣ν̣ Ε̣ὐ̣τ̣υ̣-
χίου διδασκάλου Χρη-
στιανοῦ {Χρηστειανοῦ}
νεοφωτείστου, ὅπου
5 μ̣ή̣ τις ἕταιρος τολμήσῃ
ἀνύξας ἄλλο σκήνω-
μα ἀποθῆτε(!) ∙ ὁ γὰρ
τοῦτο τολμήσας οὐ-
κ ἀγνοεῖ τὸν ἐπικεί-
10 μενον αὐτῷ κίνδυ-
νον.    vacat

The burial place of Eutychios, a teacher, a Chrestian/Christian (Χρηστιανοῦ) neophyte, where no companion shall dare to erect another tent. For the one who dares to do so will not be ignorant of the impending danger.

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/1 ... 77%2C86-92