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Caesarea,500-650 CE. Pavement. Prayer.


Transcription + Χριστὲ βοήθι Ἀμπελίῳ χαρτϛουλαρίῳ καὶ Μουσωνίῳ νουμερϛαρίῳ καὶ λοιποῖς χαρτουλαρϛίοις τοῦ αὐτοῦ σκρινίου.
Translation Christ, help Ampelios the chartoularios and Mousonios the noumerarios and the rest of the chartularioi of the same skrinion.
Diplomatic [no diplomatic]

Transcription

+ Χριστὲ βοήθι Ἀμπελίῳ χαρτϛουλαρίῳ καὶ Μουσωνίῳ νουμερϛαρίῳ καὶ λοιποῖς χαρτουλαρϛίοις τοῦ αὐτοῦ σκρινίου.

Translation

Christ, help Ampelios the chartoularios and Mousonios the noumerarios and the rest of the chartularioi of the same skrinion.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:: 500 CE
Terminus ante quem:: 650 CE

Notes

Tessellated pavement with inscribed rectangular panel. Dimensions given are for panel. Inscription is bordered by a double row of black tesserae on white ground.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 161 cm; W: 69 cm; D: —

Date

500 CE to 650 CE

Current location

Kibbutz Sdot Yam Museum, IAA inv. no. 1995-1631

Figures

Cross beginning of first line
Irregular and incomplete rectangular panel around inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

Source of translation

No bibliography available for translation.

Other sources

Holum, K.G. “Inscriptions from the Imperial Revenue Office of Byzantine Caesarea Palaestinae.” In The Roman and Byzantine Near East: Some Recent Archaeological Research, edited by J.H. Humphrey, 333–45. Ann Arbor: Journal of Roman Archaeology, 1995.

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Lehmann, Clayton Miles, and Kenneth G. Holum. “The Greek and Latin Inscriptions of Caesarea Maritima.” In Joint Expedition to Caesarea Maritima Excavation Reports, Vol. 5. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2000.

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