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Scythopolis-Beth Shean, Monastery of Lady Mary, 567 CE. Mosaic Inscription. Funerary

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+ Ὅπου ἔστιν τὸ στεφανωσταύριον ἐκεῖ κεῖταικεῖτετὸ πελλαικὸν τοῦστόματος τοῦ μνημεείου ἔχονἔχωνκρικεῖα καὶ ὁ βουλόμενος ἐπαιρειἐπερει τὸστεφανωσταύριον καὶ εὐρίσκει τὸ πελλαικὸν καὶ θάπτει. Εἰ δὲ θελήσῃ ἡ κυρὰΜαρία ἡ τόνδε τὸν ναὸν κτίσασακτησασακατατεθῆναι ἐν τῷτο δε τῷτο μνημείῳἢ τίςτης ποτε τῆς αὐτῆς γενεᾶς, ἐγὼἨλίας, ἐλέει Θεοῦ ἐνκλειστόςἐνκληστός, ἐν ὀνόματι Πατρὸς καὶ Υἱοῦ καὶ ἁγίου Πνεύματος εὐλογῶ καὶ ἀναθεματίζω ἕκαστόν τινα μετ’ ἐμὲκολύοντα ἢ αὐτὴν ἢ τινα τῷτον αὐτῆςἢ καὶ ἐπαιρονταἐπεροντα ταῦτά μου τὰ+ γράμματα +

Translation

Where the wreathed cross is, [there] lies the lid of the mouth of the tomb, which has rings. Whoever wishes (to bury) shall lift the wreathed cross, and he will find the lid and bury. And if the Lady Mary, who founded this church, should desire in future to lay down (a dead) in this tomb, (she) or anyone of her family at any time, I Elias, by the mercy of God a recluse, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, curse and anathemize whoever after me hinders her or any of hers, or removes this inscription of mine.

Diplomatic

ΥΕϹΤΙΝΤΟϹΤΕΦΑΝWϹΤΑΥΡΙΝ ΕΙΤΕΤΟΠΕΛΛΑ∙Ι∙ΚΟΝΤΟΥ ϹΤΟΜΑΤΟϹΤΟΥΜΝΗΜΙΟΥΕΧWΝ ΚΡΙΚΕΙΑΚΑΙΟΒΟΥΛΟΜΕΝΟϹΕΠΕΡΕΙΤΟ ϹΤΕΦΑΝWϹΤΑΥΡΙΝΚΕΥΡΙϹΚΕΙΤΟΠΕΛΛΑ ΙΚΟΝΚΘΑΠΤΕΙΕΙΔΕΘΕΛΗϹΗΗΚΥΡΑ ΜΑΡΙΑΗΤΟΝΔΕΤΟΝΝΑΟΝΚΤΗϹΑϹΑ ΚΑΤΑΤΕΘΗΝΑΙΕΝΤΟΔΕΤΟΜΝΗΜΙW ΗΤΗϹΠΟΤΕΤΗϹΑΥΤΗϹΓΕΝΕΑϹΕΓW ΗΛΙΑϹΕΛΕΕΙΘΥΕΝΚΛΗϹΤΟϹΕΝΟΝΟΜΑΤΙ ΠΡϹΚ ΥΥΚΑΓΙΟΥΠΝϹΕΥΛΟΓWΚΑΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΖWΕΚΑϹΤΟΝΤΙΝΑΜΕΤΕΜΕ ΚΟΛΥΟΝΤΑΗΑΥΤΗΝΗΤΙΝΑΤΟΝΑΥΤΗϹ ΗΚΕΠΕΡΟΝΤ ΤΑΥΤΑΜΟΥΤΑ +ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ+

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Languages

Greek

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Date

567 CE to 567 CE

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  • Crosses beginning of last line of text

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Di Segni, Leah. “Dated Greek Inscriptions from Palestine from the Roman and Byzantine Periods.” PhD Dissertation, Hebrew University, 1997. (IIP-563).
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Source of transcription

  • Di Segni, Leah. “Dated Greek Inscriptions from Palestine from the Roman and Byzantine Periods.” PhD Dissertation, Hebrew University, 1997. (IIP-563).
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