Images
Location
BASA0003
Horbat Basal, 4th - 7th centuries CE. Diptino. Painted decoration.
Transcription Α Ω
Ἰησοῦς
Χριστός |
Translation alpha / omega / Jesus / Christ |
Diplomatic Α Ω Ι Χ |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Dimensions
H: —; W: —; D: —
Date
324 CE to 638 CE
Current location
No provenance provided.
Figures
crux gemmata / ornamented cross with two :green schematic" palm branches at base dividing letters into quadrants
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroZissu, Boaz, Yair Tzoran, and Erasmus Gass. “Underground Cavities and a Christian Inscription and Dipinti at Horbat Basal (Khirbet Umm El-Basal), Judean Foothills.” In the Highland’s Depth 12 (2022): 35–54. https://doi.org/10.26351/IHD/12/2.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroZissu, Boaz, Yair Tzoran, and Erasmus Gass. “Underground Cavities and a Christian Inscription and Dipinti at Horbat Basal (Khirbet Umm El-Basal), Judean Foothills.” In the Highland’s Depth 12 (2022): 35–54. https://doi.org/10.26351/IHD/12/2.
Source of translation
- ZoteroZissu, Boaz, Yair Tzoran, and Erasmus Gass. “Underground Cavities and a Christian Inscription and Dipinti at Horbat Basal (Khirbet Umm El-Basal), Judean Foothills.” In the Highland’s Depth 12 (2022): 35–54. https://doi.org/10.26351/IHD/12/2.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," BASA0003, 7 June 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89