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Location
KHDE0001
Khirbet ed Deir, 450-550 CE. Mosaic. Prayer.
Transcription Ἅγιοι πρεσβύτεροι πρεσβεύετε τὴν
εἰρήνην τῷ τόπῳ τούῳ καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν. |
Translation Holy presbyters (fathers?), interecede for peace for this place and for our souls. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
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Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: 95 cm; W: 31 cm; D: —
Date
450 CE to 550 CE
Current location
No provenance provided.
Figures
tabula anasta surrounding inscription
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroDi Segni, L. and Hirschfeld. “Four Greek Inscriptions from the Monastery at Khirbet Ed-Deir in the Judean Desert.” Orientalia Christiana Periodica 53 (1987): 365-386.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroDi Segni, L. and Hirschfeld. “Four Greek Inscriptions from the Monastery at Khirbet Ed-Deir in the Judean Desert.” Orientalia Christiana Periodica 53 (1987): 365-386.
Source of translation
- ZoteroDi Segni, L. and Hirschfeld. “Four Greek Inscriptions from the Monastery at Khirbet Ed-Deir in the Judean Desert.” Orientalia Christiana Periodica 53 (1987): 365-386.
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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," KHDE0001, 6 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89