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Location

JERU0586

Jerusalem, Byzantine or later. Mosaic. Verse.

Transcription

+ κύριος φυλάξη τὴν εἰσοδόν σου καὶ τὴν ἐξοδόν σου.

Translation

May the Lord guard your coming in and your going out.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Quotation from Psalm 120(121): 8.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 26 cm; W: 93 cm; D: —

Date

324 CE to 800 CE

Current location

Rockafeller Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. S-2368

Figures

  • Tabula Ansata with sprigs in handles surrounding inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Thomsen, Peter. “Die Lateinischen Und Griechischen Inschriften Der Stadt Jerusalem Und Ihrer Nachsten Umgebung.” Zeitschrift Des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 44 (1921): 1–61, 90–168.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Thomsen, Peter. “Die Lateinischen Und Griechischen Inschriften Der Stadt Jerusalem Und Ihrer Nachsten Umgebung.” Zeitschrift Des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 44 (1921): 1–61, 90–168.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Thomsen, Peter. “Die Lateinischen Und Griechischen Inschriften Der Stadt Jerusalem Und Ihrer Nachsten Umgebung.” Zeitschrift Des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 44 (1921): 1–61, 90–168.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERU0586, 15 May 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89