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Hebron Hills, June 556, 571, or 586. Mosaic. Dedicatory.
Transcription

+ Ἐπὶ τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου Ἰωάννου τοῦ ἡμῶν ἐπισκόπου καὶ τῶντο̑ν θεοφιλεστάτων Βαραχέου πρεσβυτέρου καὶ Σαβίνου διακόνου καὶ ἡγουμένου ἐγένετο τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο μηνὶ ἸουνίῳἸουνίoͅ ἰνδικτιῶνος δʹ προνύᾳ Σιλουανοῦ ὑπερ σοτερίας τῶν καρποφορησάντων.

Translation

Under our most holy bishop Jon, and the most God-loving Barachios, priest, and Sabnius, deacon and hegumen, this work was done in the month of June and of the fourth indiction under the care of Silvanus, for the salvation of the benefactors.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 93 cm; W: 168 cm; D: —

Date

556 CE to 586 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Frame made of lines of white, red, and gray tesserae surrounding inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Magen, Y., Y. Peleg, and I. Sruh. “The Church at ’Anab El-Kebir.” Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 36, no. 125 (2003): 47–54. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23682447.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Magen, Y., Y. Peleg, and I. Sruh. “The Church at ’Anab El-Kebir.” Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 36, no. 125 (2003): 47–54. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23682447.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Magen, Y., Y. Peleg, and I. Sruh. “The Church at ’Anab El-Kebir.” Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 36, no. 125 (2003): 47–54. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23682447.
    Zotero
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