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Judaea, Jerusalem, Sixth century CE. Plastered wall. Church dedication.
Transcription

Καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ἔργον ἐφιλοτιμήΣατο ὁ εὐγεβέστατος ἥμων Βασιλεὺς Φλάουιος Ἰουστινίανος προνοία καὶ σπουδὶ Κωνσταντίνου ὁσιωτάτου πρεσβυτέρου καὶ ἡγουμένου ἰνδικτῶνος ΙΓ

Translation

And this is the work which our most pious Emperor Flavious Justinainus carried out with munificence, under the care and devotion of the most holy Contantinus, priest and Hegumen, in the thirteenth [year of the] indiction

Diplomatic

Κ ΤΟΥΤΟ ΤΟ ΕΡΓΟΝΕ ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΗΣΑΤΟ Ο ΕΥΣΕΒΣ ΗΜΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΦΛΣ ΙΟΥΣΤΙΝΑΝΟΣ ΠΡΟΝΟΙΑ Κ ΣΠΟΥΔΙ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΟΣΙΩΤΑ ΠΡΕΣΒΣ Κ ΗΓΟΥΜΕ ΙΝΔΣ 13

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Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 68 cm; W: 122 cm; D: —

Date

527 CE to 565 CE

Current location

Israel Museum, Jerusalem - inv. no. 1977-250

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Avigad, Nahman. “A Building Inscription of the Emperor Justinian and the Nea in Jerusalem.” Israel Exploration Journal 27 (1977): 145–51.
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Source of transcription

  • Avigad, Nahman. “A Building Inscription of the Emperor Justinian and the Nea in Jerusalem.” Israel Exploration Journal 27 (1977): 145–51.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Avigad, Nahman. “A Building Inscription of the Emperor Justinian and the Nea in Jerusalem.” Israel Exploration Journal 27 (1977): 145–51.
    Zotero
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