Images
Location
NEBO0002
'Uyun Mesa/Mount Nebo, 2nd half of 6th century CE. Mosaic. Dedication.
Transcription + ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας προσφοράς Ματρώνας |
Translation For the salvation [and] offering of Matrona |
Diplomatic ΥΠΕΡϹώΤΗ ΡΙΑϹΠΡΟϹΦΟ ΡΑϹΜΑΤΡωΝΑϹ |
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Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: 74 cm; W: 111 cm; D: 15 cm
Date
550 CE to 600 CE
Current location
Mount Nebo Inscription Center
Figures
black rectangular border with one black-outlined triangle on the left and one on the right (each red/orange and with a point facing left or right towards the text) around text
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroEvans, Helen C., and Brandie Ratliff. Byzantium and Islam: An Age of Transition. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2012.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroEvans, Helen C., and Brandie Ratliff. Byzantium and Islam: An Age of Transition. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2012.
Source of translation
- ZoteroEvans, Helen C., and Brandie Ratliff. Byzantium and Islam: An Age of Transition. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2012.
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The project can be cited as:
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," NEBO0002, 19 November 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89