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CARM0007

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

Βαραχέος διάκων γράμματος τοἥμυσι

Translation

Baracheos Deacon Half gramma

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The inscription, of black letters set in a background of a white octagon which is set in a square (the diagonal faces are of the octagon are extend with patterned mosaic to form the square), records a deacon's donation. Name is of Semitic origin, from Hebrew Barak or Baruch. "Gramma" was used as a weight measurement (1/24 of an ounce or 1/288 of a Roman pound) in the Roman and early Byzantine periods, while during Heraclius' reign in the early 600s CE, the word referred to an actual coin. It is not clear which meaning is intended here, but the inscription's date suggests the former. 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

  • octagonal frame around inscription

  • patterned square frame around octagon

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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