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NUSE0001

Nuseib el-'Aweishireh, late 5th or early 6th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.

Transcription

Δόξα τῷ Θεῷ καὶ τοῖς ἀγγελοῖς αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐκβοηθὴσας εἰς ἡμᾶς ὐκοδόμηση τὰ ὧδε ἐπὶ τοῦ θεοσεβεστάτου Αὐξέντα ἐκτίσθη ἡ ἐκκλησία Τουβίας κοινοβίου.

Translation

Glory to God and His angels, for having come to our help. He built the (buildings) here. In the time of the most God-fearing Auxentius, the church of Tobias' coenobium(?) was created.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

475 CE to 525 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Tabula ansata enclosing inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

  • Madden, Andrew. Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Colloquia Antiqua 13. Leuven: Peeters, 2014.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Madden, Andrew. Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Colloquia Antiqua 13. Leuven: Peeters, 2014.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," NUSE0001, 13 August 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89