Detail of an icon dated to circa 850-900 depicting the Nativity of Christ, the Presentation, the Ascension, and Pentecost. In the depiction of the Nativity of Christ, note that the manger is also a Holy Table.
Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος γ’. Αὐτόμελον.
Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον, τὸν ὑπερούσιον τίκτει, καὶ ἡ γῆ τὸ Σπήλαιον, τῷ ἀπροσίτῳ προσάγει. Ἄγγελοι μετὰ Ποιμένων δοξολογοῦσι· Μάγοι δὲ, μετὰ ἀστέρος ὁδοιποροῦσι· δι᾽ ἡμᾶς γὰρ ἐγεννήθη, Παιδίον νέον, ὁ πρὸ αἰώνων Θεός.
The Virgin, to-day, bringeth forth the Super-substantial One, and the earth offereth the cave to the Unapproachable. Angels with shepherds glorify him; and the Magi journey with the star: for for us he is born a little Child, the God that is before the ages.
Translated by J N W B Robertson, 1894
A unique icon .! Thanks a lot dear Father Justin, my first time I see this icon, so interesting!