Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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Beth Shean Monastery of Lady Mary, after 568-9 CE. Mosaic floor. Dedicatory.
Transcription

Ἐτελειώηοθη τὸ πᾶν ἔργοων τῆς ψηιφώοσεως ἐπὶ τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου Γεωοργίου καὶ ἡιγουμένου καὶ δευτεραρίου Κομιτᾶ.

Translation

The whole work of the mosaic was completed in the time of the priest and hegumen George and of the deuterarius Comitas.

Diplomatic

ΕΤΕΛΗΟΘΗΤΟΠΑΝΕΡΓWΝΤΗϹΨΙ ΦΟϹΕWϹΕΠΙΤΟΥΠΡΕϹΒΥΤΡΟΥΓΕΟ ΡΓΙΟΥΚϚΙΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΥΚϚΔΕΥΤΕΡΑΡΙΟΥΚΟΜΙΤΑ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Mentions not only an abbot but also a deputy. The letters belong to the oval alphabet; omicron and theta are drop-shaped, rho, psi and omega have curled ends, upsilon has decorative 'epaulets', the diphtong OY is monogrammed, and stigma marks the abbreviations. The spelling has iotacisms and exchange of short and long vowels.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

568 CE to 600 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Tabula ansata framing the inscription between the two protruding walls

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).
    Zotero

Source of transcription

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

Source of translation

  • Di Segni, Leah. “Dated Greek Inscriptions from Palestine from the Roman and Byzantine Periods.” PhD Dissertation, Hebrew University, 1997. (IIP-563).
    Zotero
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Satlow, Michael L., ed. 2002 - . “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine.” Brown University. https://doi.org/10.26300/PZ1D-ST89

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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," BSHE0026, 11 July 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89