No 7

Location: The south-western side of the northern column in the central part of the so-called 'Lodge of the Empress'.

Material: Green Thessalian marble, 6th century.

Dimensions: One-line inscription, 22.5 cm long. The height of the letters varied in size, with larger letters from 1.5 cm (А₂) to 1.8 cm (Ꙁ, Ѱ), some at 1.2 cm (И₁, Т) and 1.3 cm (А), most at around 1 cm (B, H₁, Д, Т, Е₂), and the smallest between 0.6 cm (Л) and 0.8 cm (И₂, Д₂, H₂).

Condition: Slightly incised but clearly legible letters.

Technique: Incised.

Language: Old Slavonic.

Scripture: Cyrillic.

Text♦:   

Restored text:   

Translation: Zavid, son of Danjata (Danetinič) wrote [this]

Attribution: Autograph inscription.

Announced: Y. A. Artamonov, A. A. Gippius, Old Russian Inscriptions of St. Sophia of Constantinople, Slavic Almanac, Moscow 2011, 45; A. Y. A. Artamonov, A. A. Gippius, I. V. Zaitsev, Old Russian Inscriptions-Graffiti of St. Sophia of Constantinople, 1150 Years of Russian Statehood and Culture, Moscow 2012, 288.

Publication: Tomov, Nepoznatiyat hram „Sv. Sofa”, 42-44.

Commentary: Tomov, Nepoznatiyat hram „Sv. Sofa”, 42.

Palaeography: Tomov, Nepoznatiyat hram „Sv. Sofa”, 42-43.

Orthography: Tomov, Nepoznatiyat hram „Sv. Sofa”, 43-44.

Date: Second half to late 12th century AD.