Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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BSUR0001

Beit Surik, 516 CE? Mosaic. Dedicatory.
Transcription

+ Ἐπὶ τοῦ Στεφάνου διακόνου καὶ κου ἀναγνώστουκαὶ ΕΖωσίμουΤΙΚΕ κυρίου Απὰν ἔργον ἐτελιώθη

Translation

In the time of … the deacon Stephen and … reader and … Zosimus … of the lord … completed all the work ...

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The date comes from Clermon-Ganneau's reconstruction of the last three lines as [...ἐν ἔ]τ(ε)ικέ κ(υρί)ου Ἀ[ναστασίου τὸ π]ὰν ἔργον ἐ[τελιώθη] – in the year 25 of Lord Anastasios all the work was completeted. He posits that this referes to the emperor Anastasios. Madden writes that "the alpha (of the presumed name Anastasios) is extremely difficult to discern, hence his reconstruction is highly speculative."

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

515 CE to 517 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Tabula ansata around the inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

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," BSUR0001, 8 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89