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      <lb n="1"/>Ἐξ ἐναντίας βλέψον, ἄν<lb n="2" break="no"/>θροπε, 
      καὶ ἴδε τάφον, ὅν 
      μέλ<supplied reason="lost">λεις</supplied>
      <lb n="3"/>μετ' ὀλοίγον καὶ αὐτὸς ὐκῆν. 
      Ἐ<supplied reason="lost">ν</supplied>
      <lb n="4"/>τούτο ἐτελιώθι το͂ βίῳ, 
      ἐχρίσ<supplied reason="lost">ατο</supplied>
      <lb n="5"/>ὡ δοῦλος τοῦ <roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName>. 
      Πτωχεύσας <supplied reason="lost">τῷ</supplied>
      <lb n="6"/><expan><abbr>πν</abbr><ex>εύματ</ex><abbr>ι</abbr></expan>
      πρὸς τὴν 
      πράξιν ἔσχες καὶ
      τ<supplied reason="lost">ὴν</supplied>
      <lb n="7"/>ἐπίβασιν, οὐράνιος
      ἄνθρωπος, 
      ἐπίγιο<supplied reason="lost">ς</supplied> ἄγγ<lb n="8" break="no"/>ελος. 
      Ὡ ἐν 
      ὡσίῳ τῖ μνήμῃ ὁ 
      <unclear>θ</unclear><supplied reason="lost">εο</supplied><lb n="9" break="no"/>φόρος 
      <expan><abbr>π</abbr><ex>ατ</ex><abbr>ὴρ</abbr></expan> ἡμο͂ν 
      ἀβᾶς 
      Νικίτ<supplied reason="lost">ας</supplied>,
      ὁ <expan><abbr>κ</abbr><ex>αὶ</ex></expan>
      <lb n="10"/>ἱγούμενος τῆς μονῖς τοὺς ἁγίους
      <lb n="11"/>ἀποστόλους, ἐκ νεαρᾶς ἡλικίας 
      ἀ<lb n="12" break="no"/>νατεθὶς τῷ 
      <roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>ε</ex><abbr>ῷ</abbr></expan></roleName>, πεδευθὶς ἐν τῷ
      <lb n="13"/>μονήρι βίο, πονέσας καὶ μαθιτεύσας
      <lb n="14"/>καὶ καλο͂ς διαπρέψας, ἐγνωρίσθη
      <lb n="15"/>τοῖς πᾶσιν φιλόξενος ὢν και 
      φιλό<lb n="16" break="no"/>πτοχος, μᾶλον δὲ καὶ 
      <expan><abbr>φιλό</abbr><abbr><unclear>χ</unclear></abbr><ex>ριστο</ex><abbr>ς</abbr></expan> 
      φα<lb n="17" break="no"/>νίς. Ἐπαρ<supplied reason="lost">έ</supplied>θετο 
      τὼ πνεῦμα αὐ<unclear>τ</unclear><supplied reason="lost">οῦ</supplied> 
      εἰς
      <lb n="18"/>χεῖρας <roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εο</ex><abbr>ῦ</abbr></expan></roleName> ζο͂ντος 
      ὢν ἐτο͂ν <num value="53">νγ</num>. Ἐτε<lb n="19" break="no"/>λιώθει 
      <date>μηνὶ <rs type="month" ref="dec">δεκεμβρίῳ</rs> <num value="14">ιδ</num>, 
      ἱμέ<lb n="20" break="no"/>ρᾳ κυριακῖ, <expan><abbr>ὥρ</abbr><ex>ᾳ</ex></expan> 
      <num value="1">α</num>, <expan><abbr>ἰνδ</abbr><ex>ικτιῶνος</ex></expan> <num value="10">ι</num>, ἀπὸ  
      Ἀδὰ<unclear>μ</unclear> ἔτους 
      <num value="6415">ςυ<lb n="21" break="no"/>ιε</num></date>. Εὔχου, 
      <expan><abbr>π</abbr><ex>άτε</ex><abbr>ρ</abbr></expan>, τὼ πεδίον 
      σου <expan><abbr>Νηκόλ</abbr><ex>αον</ex></expan> 
      <expan><abbr>μο</abbr><ex>να</ex><abbr>χ</abbr><ex>ὸν</ex></expan> καὶ 
      <expan><abbr>πρε</abbr><ex>σβύτερον</ex></expan>
      <lb n="22"/>ἀπὸ Βοσπόρου, ἵνα ὁ 
      <roleName><expan><abbr>θ</abbr><ex>εὸ</ex><abbr>ς</abbr></expan></roleName>  ἐλείσ<supplied reason="lost">ῃ</supplied> 
      μ<supplied reason="lost">ε</supplied>.
   </ab>
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