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HEBR0007

Hebron Hills, Early 6th Century CE. Mosaic. Honorific.
Transcription

+ Ἐπι τοῦ ὁσιοτάτου καὶ μακαριοτάτου Ἀναστασίου τοῦ ἐπισκόπου καὶ τῶν θεοφιλεστάτων Ἠλίου καὶ Σεργίου τῶν χορεπισκόπων καὶ Οὐλεφου καὶ Ἀνιανοῦ πρεσβυτέρων ἐψηφώθη τὰ ὧδε

Translation

Under the most saintly and most blessed Anastasius the bishop, and the most God-loving Elias and Sergius the chorepiscopi and Oulefos and Anianos priests, the halls here were paved with mosaics.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 45 cm; W: 370 cm; D: —

Date

501 CE to 550 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Red tesserae tracing characters

  • Decorative element end of first line, on the right

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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