Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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Golan. El-Kursi. Early Byzantine Era. Pavement mosaic. Dedication?
Transcription

+ Κόνωνος

Translation

of Konon

Diplomatic

+ ΚΟΝΩΝΟΣ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Pavement mosaic, inscription incomplete. Inscription published by V. Tzaferis. It is unclear whether additional letters or a second cross appeared to the right of the single word. Konon is a familiar name. It was the name of the bishop of Hippus who attended a synod in Jerusalem in 518 CE. All that is known of this Konon, however, is that he was an important member of Chorsius'/Kursi's monastic group in the late fifth or sixth century.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 17 cm; W: 78 cm; D: —

Date

400 CE to 500 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • cross left side mosaic, immediately preceding 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. “The Excavations of Kûrsî-Gergesa.” In ’Atiqot, Vol. 16. Jerusalem, 1983.
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  • Gregg, Robert C., and Dan Urman. Jews, Pagans, and Christians in the Golan Heights: Greek and Other Inscriptions of the Roman and Byzantine Eras. South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism 140. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996.
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  • Tzaferis, Vassilios. “The Excavations of Kûrsî-Gergesa.” In ’Atiqot, Vol. 16. Jerusalem, 1983.
    Zotero
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