Sirmium, Rooftile

Description	Sirmium, Rooftile with prayer
Details	Κ(ύρι)ε. βοήτι τῆς πό- λεος κὲ ῥύξον τὸν Ἄβα- ριν κὲ πύλαξον τὴν Ῥω- μανίαν κὲ τὸν γρ- άψαν- τα. ἀμή- ν. Christ, our Lord, help our city halt the Avars. Protect the Roman Empire, and he who has written this. Amen.
Date	582 CE
Inscriptionnr	IGPannonia 138 (Greek)
Creator	Jona Lendering
Museum	Sremska Mitrovica, Archaeological Museum
Licence	CC0 1.0 Universal
Linked	Avars, Dalmatia, Sirmium (Sremska Mitrovica)
Categories	Byzantium
Tags	Inscription, Source

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