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Location
JERI0020
Jericho, 324-640 CE. Pavement mosaic. Funerary
Transcription +
Ἐνθάδεκατακεῖταιὁ
μακάριος Τρύφον δοῦλος τοῦ
Χριστοῦ
κοιμηθὴς μηνὶ Φεβρουαρίῳ κ ἡμέρᾳ ε ἰνδικτιῶνοςι+ |
Translation Here lies the late Tryphon servant of Christ, (who) fell asleep on the 20th of
the month of February in the 5th day (of the week), indiction 10 |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: 97 cm; W: 51 cm; D: —
Date
324 CE to 640 CE
Current location
No provenance provided.
Figures
Tabula ansata encircling inscription
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroMadden, Andrew. Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Colloquia Antiqua 13. Leuven: Peeters, 2014.
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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Satlow, Michael L., ed. 2002 - . “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine.” Brown University. https://doi.org/10.26300/PZ1D-ST89This inscription can be cited as:
"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERI0020, 7 June 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89