Images
Location
BSHE0153
Scythopolis-Beth Shean, end of the 5th century CE. Mosaic. Bible Verse.
Transcription + Εἰρήνη ἡ εἴσοδός σου
καὶ ἡ ἔξοδος |
Translation Blessed are you in your arriving, and blessed are you in your leaving. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: 3500 cm; W: 3700 cm; D: —
Date
475 CE to 500 CE
Current location
No provenance provided.
Figures
41 birds in 5/4/5/4/5/4/5/4/5 pattern center of mosaic
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroMadden, Andrew. Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Colloquia Antiqua 13. Leuven: Peeters, 2014.
Source of translation
- ZoteroBlumenkrantz, Zohar. “Ancient Mosaic to Greet Airport Arrivals.” Haaretz, 2004. IIP-840. https://www.haaretz.com/1.4715825?v=1609688989849.
Cite This Inscription
IIP is committed to the idea that the public good is best served by keeping our data free for use and reuse. You can cite and use this inscription under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Note also that all images are either in the public domain or used with permission, and unless noted we do not hold copyright to them. For permission to reuse the images, please contact the copyright holder, noted in the illustration credit.
The project can be cited as:
Satlow, Michael L., ed. 2002 - . “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine.” Brown University. https://doi.org/10.26300/PZ1D-ST89This inscription can be cited as:
"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," BSHE0153, 15 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89