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SUSI0005

Galilee. Hippos (Susita), 591 CE. Mosaic floor. Dedicatory.

Transcription

φωτιστηρίου ἐν μηνί Ἰανουαρίῳ Ἰνδικτιῶνος ἔτους δνχ

Translation

(of the) Baptistery (in the month) January (Indiction.....) In the year 654.

Diplomatic

ϹΤΗΡΙΟΥΟΥΑΡΙΩΙΕΤϚΔΝΧ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Mosaic inscription, incomplete, set in a medallion 2m in diameter.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 200 cm; W: 200 cm; D: —

Date

591 CE to 591 CE

Current location

In situ

Figures

  • Medallion around the inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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Other sources

  • Gregg, Robert C., and Dan Urman. Jews, Pagans, and Christians in the Golan Heights: Greek and Other Inscriptions of the Roman and Byzantine Eras. South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism 140. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996.
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