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CAES0129

Caesarea. Late fifth century, CE. Inscribed medallion in an elaborate tesselated pavement.
Transcription

+ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς εὐλογήσει τὸν σῖτόν σου καὶ τὸν οἶνόν σου καὶ τὸ ἔλεόν σου καὶ πληθυνεῖ. ἀμήν. +

Translation

The Lord God will bless your grain and your wine and your oil and he will multiply it. Amen.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
One of two inscribed medeallions in an elaborate tesselated pavement. Tesserae are white, gray, black, yellow, green and two shades of red, 65 tessera to 100 cm². Dimesniosn given are just the diameter of the medallion. The entire pavement is 6.80 wide and 7.20 long. The medallion has an elaborate border 0.20 wide of white vines on a black field. At the begnning and end are crosses; above and below are branches with pomegranates. The nomina sacra are abbreviated by suspension and marked with bars.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: 175 cm; D: —

Date

450 CE to 500 CE

Current location

in situ?

Figures

  • Two branches with pomegranates above and below the inscription

  • Two crosses beginning and end of the 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

  • Meimaris, Yiannis E. Sacred Names, Saints, Martyrs and Church Officials in the Greek Inscriptions and Papyri Pertaining to the Christian Church of Palestine. Athens: National Hellenic Research Foundation, Centre for Greek and Roman          Antiquity, 1986.
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  • Siegelmann, A. “A Mosaic Floor at Caesarea Maritima.” Israel Exploration Journal 24 (1974): 216–21.
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  • Avi-Yonah, Michael. “Caesarea: Jewish Inscription.” Hadashot Arkheologiyot 47 (1973): 9–10.
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  • Siegelmann, A. “A Mosaic Floor at Caesarea Maritima.” Israel Exploration Journal 24 (1974): 216–21.
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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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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," CAES0129, 7 June 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89