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Galilee. Carmiel, 500 CE - 600 CE. Mosaic on church floor. Dedication.
Transcription

Ἐκτίσθη ἡ ἁγία ἐκλησία ἔτους ἐνενικοστοῦ φ Ἰνδκτιῶνος ε ἐπι τοῦ θεοφιληστάτου ἐπισκόπου ἡμῶν Στεφάνου καί θεοσεβεστάτου θεωθεοῦ

Translation

The Holy Church was built in the year 590, on Indiction 5, in the time of our bishop, beloved of god, Stefanos,... reverer of God...

Diplomatic

ΕΚΤΙΘΗΗΑΓΙΗΚΛΗΣΙΑΕΤΟΥϹΗΝΟΝΙΚΟϹΤΟΥΦΙΝΔΕΕΙΤΟΥΘΕΩΦΙΛΗϹΙϹΚΩΝϹΤΕΦΑΝΟΥΕΒΕϹΤΘΕΩ

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Notes
Circular mosaic with the bottom half badly damaged resulting in only the beginning of the inscription being reasonably preserved. Inscription written within concentric circles. The maker of the mosaic was probably neither a professional nor a native Greek speaker, which explains the poor workmanship. The inscription begins with the commemoration of the erection of the church. The date is presented in both the secular and indiction calendars (normally dates are written using only one method and not a combination of the two). The secular date is oddly expressed with "ninety" written with words and "500" abbreviated by representing with the Greek letter Φ.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

500 CE to 600 CE

Current location

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Figures

  • Concentric circles around the inscription

Bibliography

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Other sources

  • Tzaferis, Vassilios. “Greek Inscriptions From Carmiel.” Atiqot XXI (1992): 129–34.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," CARM0001, 16 June 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89