The X-Files: Chrēstos / Christos / Χρειστος

[Peter Kirby]

Oasis d'Égypte 36,49 (ca. 4th century), Egypt, Nubia and Cyrenaïca: Egypt and Nubia

κύριε Ἰεσοῦ Χρηστοῦ [φύλαξον] τὸν δοῦλόν
σου Κῦρος Γ̣αυάνης καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ
Εὐδόξιος στρ(ατιώτης) λεγ(εῶνος) Ἑρμώνθεως
καὶ τὴν ἐλευθέ<ρ>αν {⁴ελευθελαν}⁴ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν υἱὸν
αὐτοῦ ἄπα Β[ί]κτωρ καὶ Πέτρος καὶ Ε̣ὔ̣τ̣υ̣χ̣ο̣ς̣
ἀρματοῦρα Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ Ἀντίνος υἱοῦ πιστός.
ὑπὸ Διόσκορος πρίκιπος Μουν[ή]σεως {²⁶Μωνήσεως}²⁶ καὶ Γ̣ε̣ό̣[ρ]-
γιος π̣ρ̣ο̣π̣ο̣λ̣ι̣τ̣ε̣υ̣ό̣μ̣ε̣ν̣ο̣ς̣. γ̣έ̣γ̣[ρ]α̣φ̣ε̣ ταῦτα
Ε̣ὔ̣α̣ν̣θ̣ο̣ς̣ ἐ̣π̣ὶ̣ τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ ὀ̣ν̣ό̣μ̣α̣(τος) τοῦ αὐτοῦ Κόσμου.

Lord Jesus (Ἰεσοῦ) Chrest/Christ (Χρηστοῦ), protect your servant Kyros Gauanes and his son Eudoxios, a soldier in the army of Hermonthos, and his wife Euthe<ra>, and his sons Apa Victor, Petros, and Eutychos. A charioteer of Apollo and Antinos, a faithful son. Commissioned by Dioskoros, the governor of Mounesis, and Georgios, the city prefect. These things were written by Euanthos in the name of the same Kosmos.

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/219229?hs=80-86

[Peter Kirby]

Oasis d'Égypte 72,17

Ἀπ̣[ο]λ̣λώνι̣ο̣[ς, δοῦλος]
Ἰησ̣οῦ Χρησ̣[τοῦ].

Apollonios, servant of Jesus Chrest/Christ (Χρησ̣[τοῦ]).

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/219292?hs=106-114

[Peter Kirby]

IG XIV 550

ἐνθάδε κῖτε
Σωτηρίς· τελευ-
τᾷ τῇ πρὸ γʹ καλ[αν]-
δῶν Δεκενβρί-
ω(ν), ζήσασα ἔτη
ν, Χρησ<τ>ιανή {²⁶Χριστιανή}²⁶.
   α 𐆠 ω

Here lies Soteris; she passed away on the 3rd day before the Kalends of December, having lived 50 years, a Chrestian/Christian woman (Χρησ<τ>ιανή).

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/140874?hs=125-133

[Peter Kirby]

IG XIV 2413,7

 εἷς
θεὸς ἐ-
ν οὐρα-
 νῷ,
Ἰησ-
οῦμ Χ-
ρηστέ.

One God in heaven.
Jesus Chrest/Christ (Χρηστέ).

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/142976?hs=92-100

[Peter Kirby]

This is a repeat of this inscription:

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

SEG 46:1341 (ca. 3rd-5th century)

[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.

Everlasting Muse, Irene,
May your soul be immortal,
By Chrest/Christ (Χρηστῷ).
[Set up by] Anea, wife of a man,
[Passing away] at the age of 22.

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

[Peter Kirby]

IG II² 13493 (ca. 4th / 5th century), Attica (IG I-III): Attica

Βικτωρίνου τοῦ λ[αμ(προτάτου) υἱὸς]
Μαῦρος τὸ ὄνομα, vac. γένε[ι — — —],
Χριστιανὸς πιστός, vac. εἰς [τοῦτον]
τὸν τόπον ἀν[απαύεται — — — — —].
ἔτους      κΛ̣․[— — ? — —].

Son of Victorinus, the most brilliant,
Mauros is the name, of [— — —] descent,
a faithful Christian (Χριστιανὸς). He rests [— — — — —] in this place.
In the year [— — ? — —].

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/345724?hs=137-146

[Peter Kirby]

IG II² 13535 (ca. 4th / 5th century), Attica (IG I-III): Attica

Σαμβάτις ἐν-
θάδε κῖται
κὲ Δ<η>μάρχη
Χριστιανοί.

Sambatis lies here, and Demarche, Christians (Χριστιανοί).

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/345767?hs=70-79

[Peter Kirby]

SGLIBulg 36 (ca. 4th century), Thrace and the Lower Danube (IG X): Thrace and Moesia Inferior

Ἑρμογένους
καὶ Ἡραίδος
καὶ Γαίου
χρηστιανῶ̣[ν] {²⁶χριστιανῶν}²⁶.

Hermogenes, Heraidos, and Gaius, Chrestians/Christians (χρηστιανῶ̣[ν]).

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/167566?hs=84-92

[Peter Kirby]

MAMA X 146

[Χριστι]α̣νοὶ Χριστια̣νοῖς.

Christians to Christians.

source: https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/2 ... 32%2C36-46

[Peter Kirby]

That's about it for inscriptions, for now. I attempted to include all the Χρηστ- inscriptions that were "Chrestian/Christian" or "Chrest/Christ" (which required sorting through a remarkable number of inscriptions for the names Chrestos, Chreste, and Chrestion). For the other forms, I attempted to include all of them that were marked as the 4th century or before, along with some others that may be of interest and some from the early 5th century. Any omissions may be due to my oversight or due to the limits of the PackHum database.

I will need to slim down the list that will go into the first page.