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BSHE0161

Scythopolis-Beth Shean, Before 427 CE. Mosaic. Verse.

Transcription

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Translation

The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Diplomatic

ΚΣ ΦΥΛΑΞΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΟΔΟΝΣΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΝΕΞΟΔΟΝΣΟΥ ΑΠΟ ΤΟΥ ΝΥΝ ΕΩΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΙΩΝΟΣ

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Notes
In 1961, the author found this mosaic inscription in the yard of a monastery near Kibbutz Mesilot in Beth She'an. The inscription is four lines long, of which only a portion of the left side remains intact. The height of the letters on the first and fourth lines is 9.5 cm, while the height of the two middle lines is 11.5 cm. Each row is highlighted by a line of red tiles. The two middle lines are written with ligatures. In the original, the scribe uses lunate sigmas as well as large lowercase omegas in place of uppercase omegas. An overline over the first two letters on the first line indicates an abbreviation. The inscription is a quotation from Psalms 121:8. There used to be a cross under the letters ΑΩ, but the whole figure was removed shortly after there was a ban on setting crosses in floors in 427 CE.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

400 CE to 427 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • circled border around inscription

  • cross within the circle in the middle of the mosaic

  • line of red tiles under letters

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Tzori, Nechemiah. “Four Greek Inscriptions from the Beth Shean Valley.” Eretz-Israel 10 (1971): 240–41. page 240.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

Source of translation

  • Tzori, Nechemiah. “Four Greek Inscriptions from the Beth Shean Valley.” Eretz-Israel 10 (1971): 240–41. page 240.
    Zotero
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