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Beit Safafa, 490 CE, 596 CE, or 701 CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.
Transcription

+ Ἐγένετο τὸ πᾶν ἔργον τῆς ἀνεγέρσεως τοῦ οἴκου τῶν ἁγίων μαρτύρων ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας καὶ ἀντιλήμψεως Ϲαμουήλου καὶ τῶν αὐτοῦ διαφερόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ ἀναπαύσεως τῶν πολυβοητῶν ἐν μηνὶ Ἰουνίῳ ἰνδικτιῶνος ιδʹ ἔτους, ϛσʹ.

Translation

All the work of the erection of the house of the Holy Martyrs has been made for the salvation and succour of Samuel and his family and for the repose of the much celebrated, in the month of June, indiction 14, year 6200.

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Notes
The dating system used is not clear. Proposed dates are June 490 (using the era of Diocletian), but that year fell on indiction 13. Other possibilities include 596 (using the Georgian era of the World) and 701 (an unknown dating system that might place the incarnation at 5500).

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

490 CE to 701 CE

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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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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," BSAF0001, 11 July 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89