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Location

ARCH0003

Archelais, 525-575 CE. Church floor. Dedicatory.

Transcription

Κύριε βοήθισον τοὺς δούλους σου Ἀφλεος καὶ Λούκας πρεσβυτέρος καὶ Ϲτέφανον καὶ Ϲαμαίον καὶ Ἐλισες καὶ Λυπων.

Translation

Lord, help your servants Aphleos and Lukas the priests, and Stephen, Samaios, Eliseos and Lypon.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

525 CE to 575 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • tabula ansata surrounding inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

  • Madden, Andrew. Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Colloquia Antiqua 13. Leuven: Peeters, 2014.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Madden, Andrew. Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Colloquia Antiqua 13. Leuven: Peeters, 2014.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ARCH0003, 18 November 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89