Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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Deir el-Qal'a, 544-545 CE. Mosaic. Prayer.
Transcription

+ Εὐλογιτὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεός. Ἐπὶ τῆς εὐσεβοῦς βασιλείας Ἰουστινιανοῦ ἔτους ιη´ καὶ Ἀπολλουνίου ἁγιωτάτου ἐπισκόπου καὶ Παύλου τοῦ ὁσιωτάτου ἀρχιμανδρίτου, ἔτους μ´ ἐπὶ τῆς ἡγουμενίας αὐτοῦ, ἐτελιώθη ὁ τόπος ἐπὶ τῆς η´ ἰνδικτιῶνος. Κύριε ἐλέησον.

Translation

The Lord God be blessed. In the days of the pious reign of Justinian, 18th year, and of the most holy bishop Apollonius, and the most saintly archimandrite Paul, in the 40th year of his abbacy, this place was brought to completion, in the 8th indiction. Lord, have pity.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 104 cm; W: 58 cm; D: —

Date

544 CE to 545 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Framed by two rows of tesserae, one black and one pink surrounding inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Levin, Edward, Carl Ebert, and Michael Gugenheim. Christians and Christianity, Vol III: Churches and Monasteries in Samaria and Northern Judea. 1st ed. Vol. 15. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority, 2012. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1x76gvs.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Levin, Edward, Carl Ebert, and Michael Gugenheim. Christians and Christianity, Vol III: Churches and Monasteries in Samaria and Northern Judea. 1st ed. Vol. 15. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority, 2012. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1x76gvs.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Levin, Edward, Carl Ebert, and Michael Gugenheim. Christians and Christianity, Vol III: Churches and Monasteries in Samaria and Northern Judea. 1st ed. Vol. 15. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority, 2012. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1x76gvs.
    Zotero
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