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CARM0005

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

Κύριε μνήστηθι τοῦ δούλου σου Προκοπίου τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου

Translation

Lord Remember Your servant Procopios the Priest

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
Memorial inscription for a priest of black letters set in a background of a white octagon which is set in a square. The diagonal faces of the octagon are extended with patterned mosaic to form the square. Opening formula is typical. The word Κύριε (lord) is abbreviated and has a horizontal line above the shortened form. The letters of the last line of the inscription are shorter than the letters from the other lines; and the final word of the line, "priest" is abbreviated to just the first letter. Name is Greek. 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.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," CARM0005, 7 June 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89