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APOL0100

Coastal Plain, Apollonia, 5th-6th centuries CE. Mosaic church inscription. Dedication
Transcription

+ ἀμβροσίης τελέθω καὶ νέκταρος οἶκος ἀρεἰωνκαί με Μαρῖνος ἔτευξε θεὸν κλυτόμητιν αἴρων μυστικὸν ἀχράαντον ἀεὶ νόον ἡνιοχεύων +

Translation

I am a church better than ambrosia and nectar, and Marinos erected me exalting God-extolled-for-His wisdom and ever ruling his pure and mystic spirit.

Diplomatic

+ΑΜΒΡΟΣΙΗΣΤΕΛΕΘΩΑΙ Ν ΣΑΡΕΙΩΝΚΑΙΜΕΜΑΡΙΝΟΣΕΤΕΥΞΕΘΕΟΞΤΙΝΩΝ ΤΙΚΟΝΑΧΡΑΑΝΤΟΝΑΕΙΝΟΟΝΗΝΙΟΧΕΥΩΝ+

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Notes
The inscription is written in dactylic-hexameter.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: 250 cm; D: —

Date

400 CE to 600 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Birnbaum, Rahel, and Asher Ovadiah. “A Greek Inscription from the Early Byzantine Church at Apollonia.” Israel Exploration Journal 40, no. 2/3 (1990): 182–91.
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Source of transcription

  • Birnbaum, Rahel, and Asher Ovadiah. “A Greek Inscription from the Early Byzantine Church at Apollonia.” Israel Exploration Journal 40, no. 2/3 (1990): 182–91.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Birnbaum, Rahel, and Asher Ovadiah. “A Greek Inscription from the Early Byzantine Church at Apollonia.” Israel Exploration Journal 40, no. 2/3 (1990): 182–91.
    Zotero
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