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SHIV0001

Shivta, Byzantine. Mosaic Floor. Dedicatory.

Transcription

Ἐπὶ τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου ἐπισκόπου Θῶμα ἐγένετο τοῦ τὸ ἔργον ἐπιμελίᾳ Ἰωάννου πρεσβυτέρου καὶ τοῦ λαμπροτάτου Ἰωάννου βικαρίου μηνὶ Δαεσίου ἰνδικτιῶνος ιʹ

Translation

In the time of the most holy bishop Thomas all the work was done, under the care of the priest John and the most illustrious vicar John, in the month of Daesius, indiction 10.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

324 CE to 638 CE

Current location

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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.
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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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