Now - a parchment with the Hellenic Christian hymn \u03a6\u1ff6\u03c2 \u1f31\u03bb\u03b1\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd (\u201cQuiet Light\u201d). Now he is terribly popular and known all over the world. The Church claims that the tradition of singing it goes back to the fourth century: you see, it\u2019s true, and maybe even earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was too lazy to rewrite everything, so I wrote down only three lines:
\u03a6\u1ff6\u03c2 \u1f31\u03bb\u03b1\u03c1\u1f78\u03bd \u1f01\u03b3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03cc\u03be\u03b7\u03c2
\u1f00\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2, \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03bf\u03c5,
\u1f01\u03b3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5, \u03bc\u03ac\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2, \u1f38\u03c9\u03c3\u03ae\u03c1 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe light of quiet, bright glory
without death, Father heaven,
Holy Blessed, Holy Christ..."<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the reverse side it says: \u0391\u0393\u039d\u039f\u039d \u0375\u0393\u03a5\u039d\u03da \u03a4\u0397\u03a3 \u0395\u03a0\u039f\u03a7\u0397\u03a3 \u03a4\u0397\u03a3 \u0393\u0384 \u0393\u039b\u0399\u039d\u039d\u0391\u03a1\u0399\u039a\u039f\u039d - \u201cAgnon, [year] 3456 of the Third Age in Glinnar.\u201d This is 337 AD. So much for dating!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PS I sang a couple of musical phrases from there in a modern Hellenic voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n