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HADA0001
Horvat Hadat, 5th Century CE. Mosaic. Invocation.
Transcription Ὅν
τρόπον ἐπιποθεῖ ἡ ἔλαφος ἐπὶ τὰς πηγὰς
τῶν ὑδάτων, οὕτως ἐπιποθεῖ ἡ ψυχή
μου πρὸς σὲ, ὁ Θεός. Χριστέ βοήθει τῷ κτίστῃ. |
Translation As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God
(Psalm 42:1). Lord Christ, help the builder. |
Diplomatic ΡΟΠΟΝΟΝΕΠΙΠΟΘΙΗΕΛΑΦΟΣΕΠΙΤΑΣΠΗ ΤΩΝΥΔΑΤΩΝΟΥΤΩΣΕΠΙΠΟΘΙΗΨΥ ΟΥΠΕΟΣΣΕΟΘΣ
ΒΟΗΘΙΤΩΚΤΙΣΤΗ |
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Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: 2200 cm; W: 700 cm; D: —
Date
400 CE to 500 CE
Current location
No provenance provided.
Figures
No figures described.
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroDi Segni, Leah. “A Greek Inscription from the Church at Horbat Hadat.” Atiqot 101 (2020): 121–26.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroMadden, Andrew. Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Colloquia Antiqua 13. Leuven: Peeters, 2014.
Source of translation
- ZoteroMadden, Andrew. Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Colloquia Antiqua 13. Leuven: Peeters, 2014.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," HADA0001, 12 June 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89