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CARM0003

Galilee. Carmiel, Fifth or sixth century CE. Mosaic on church floor. Funerary.
Transcription

Μνησθῶσιν Ζώσυς Καί Εἴμερις

Translation

Be remembered Zosys and Imeris

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Memorial inscription of black letters set in a background of a white octagon which is set in a square. The diagonal faces of the octagon are extend with patterned mosaic to form the square. Opening formula is typical. Both names are Greek; they are forms of Ζώσιμος and Ἴμερος respectively. One of 18 mixed funerary and dedicatory inscriptions in the church's early stratum.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

450 CE to 550 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • patterned square frame around octagon

  • octagonal frame 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

  • Tzaferis, Vassilios. “Greek Inscriptions From Carmiel.” Atiqot XXI (1992): 129–34. insc 3.
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