Seal of Maria Dalassene
source date: late 11th c. – early 12th c. spätes 11. Jh. – frühes 12. Jh. τέλη 11ου αι. – αρχ
edition published: 2023-08-20
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Μήτηρ Θεοῦ

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Μαρίᾳ τῇ Δαλασ σηνῇ

.. Θ̣.

.KΕ.. .ΕΙΜΑΡΙΑ ΤΗΔΑΛΑC CΗΝΗ

Μήτηρ Θεοῦ/ Θεοτόκε βοήθει Μαρίᾳ τῇ Δαλασσηνῇ.

Mother of God. Mother of God, help Maria Dalassene.

Muttergottes. Muttergottes, hilf Maria Dalassene.

Θεοτόκε. Θεοτόκε βοήθησε τη Μαρία Δαλασσηνή.

On another seal type Maria Dalassene [1] refers to herself as a nun, with the addition of a in ligature in the legend [2].

[your commentary here]

[1]. [...], Maria 20126.

[2]. [...], BZS.1947.2.1123.

[your footnotes here]

(1) [...], BZS.1955.1.4545 – [...], p. 448, no. 18; [...], p. 100, no. 18; (2) Istanbul, Archeological Museum, no. Ist. 657-84. – [...], no. 7.32; (3) (4) BnF, nos. 234 and 235 (Zacos Collection). – [...], p. 448, no. 18; also mentioned in [...], p. 651; [...], no. 1472.