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Translation MIXAHΛ / KAI MAPIA/ ΠICTOI RA/CILEIC PW/MAIWN
« on: February 06, 2018, 06:51:31 pm »
And another inscription I am trying to interpret...

MIXAHΛ / KAI MAPIA/ ΠICTOI RA/CILEIC PW/MAIWN

Michael and Maria...?...?...Romans

Google translate and refs are not helping with ΠICTOIRACILEIC. Help. Thanks!
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Re: Translation MIXAHΛ / KAI MAPIA/ ΠICTOI RA/CILEIC PW/MAIWN
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2018, 07:48:04 pm »
"Michael and Maria, faithful rulers of the Romans"

  ΠICTOI is the nominative plural of pistos = faithful

The R is really a form of B, hence RACILEIC is basileis, the nominative plural of 'king'

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Re: Translation MIXAHΛ / KAI MAPIA/ ΠICTOI RA/CILEIC PW/MAIWN
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2018, 07:59:40 pm »
Thanks!
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