No 33
Location: Eastern wall of the south gallery, inside the south buttress at a height of 140 cm above the floor level.
Material: Marble surface, 6th century.
Dimensions: One-line inscription, 18 cm in length. The letters ranged in height from 1 cm (А) to 2 cm (В, С).
Condition: Lightly incised, clearly legible letters.
Technique: Incised.
Language: Old Slavonic.
Scripture: Cyrillic.
Text: ...
Restored text:
Translation: Lord, help your servant…
Attribution: Prayer inscription.
Publications: Tomov, Nepoznatiyat hram „Sv. Sofia”, 123-124.
Commentary: Tomov, Nepoznatiyat hram „Sv. Sofia”, 123.
Palaeography: Tomov, Nepoznatiyat hram „Sv. Sofia”, 123-124.
Date: Late 14th–early 15th century AD.