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BQUT0001

Bir el-Qutt, 532 CE. Floor Mosaic. Commemorative.
Transcription

შეწევნითა ქრისტჱსითა და მ ეოხებითა წმიდისა თეოდორეჲსითა შეიწყალენ ანტონი აბაჲ და იოსია მო მსხმელი ამის სეფისაჲ და მა მა დედაჲ იოსიაჲსი ამენ

Translation

By the help of Christ and the intercession of St. Theodore, have mercy on Abba Antony and Josiah who laid out this mosaic and on Josiah's father and mother, Amen.

Diplomatic

ႸႤႼႤႥႬႨႧႠႵ ჁႱႨႧႠႣႠႫႤႭႾႤႡႨႧႠႼႫႨႣႨႱႠႧ ႤჂႱႨႧႠႸ ႬႠႬႲႭႬႨႠႡႠჂႣႠႨႭႱႨႠႫႭႫႱႾႫႤႪႨႠႫႨႱႱႤႴႨႱႠჂႣႠႫႠႫႠႣႤႣႠჂႨႭႱႨႠჂႱႨႠႫႤႬ

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Languages

Georgian

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: 0 cm

Date

532 CE to 532 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • tabula ansata surrounding text

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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

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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