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Wadi Haggag, First-fourth centuries CE. Road Inscriptions. Graffiti.
Transcription

+ Ἐλέησον ὁ Θεός τόν δοῦ λόν σου Δαμίατι

Translation

Help o Lord your servant Damiatos

Diplomatic

+ΕΛΕΗΣΟΝ Ο ΘΣ ΤΟΝΔΟΥ ΛΟ ΣΟΥ ΔΑΜΙΑΤΙ

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Notes
I found no exact parallels for the name Δαμίατος, perhaps it is close to Δᾶμις, Δάμιτος. The reading of the monogram should perhaps begin on the left of the cross: Πν(εύματος) τοῦ κρατίστου θεοῦ - the spirit of the Almighty God. This interpretation is based on the assumption that the leg of the cross had the letter θ(εοῦ). Otherwise the reading could be Πν(εῦματος) τοῦ Κυρίου - the spirit of the Lord.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

1 BCE to 638 CE

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Negev, Avraham. “The Inscriptions of Wadi Haggag, Sinai.” In Qedem, No. 6: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1977.
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Source of transcription

  • Negev, Avraham. “The Inscriptions of Wadi Haggag, Sinai.” In Qedem, No. 6: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1977.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Negev, Avraham. “The Inscriptions of Wadi Haggag, Sinai.” In Qedem, No. 6: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1977.
    Zotero
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