Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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SUSI0011

Hippos (Susita), 6th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.
Transcription

Ἀββᾶς ΘεόδωροςΘεόδορος καὶ ἀββᾶς Πέτρος, ὅτι αὐτὸναὐτυ ἔκτεισαν τὰ δύω μετρίδα τοῦ μαρτυρίουμαρτύριον τούτουτοῦτο.

Translation

Father Theodoros and father Petros (sc. are remembered here), because they themselves founded/built the two μετρίδια (?) of this sanctuary.

Diplomatic

ΑΒΑΣΘΕΟΔΟ ΡΟΣΚΑΙΒΑΣΠΕ ΤΡΟΣΟΤΙΑΤΥΕΚ ΤΕΙΣΑΝΤΑΔΥΩ ΜΕΤΡΙΔΙΑΤΟΥΜ ΑΡΤΥΡΙΟΝΤΟΥΤΟ

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Notes
Staab and Eisenberg understand this church to be a martyrion dedicated to Theodoros Tiron of Amaseia.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 54 cm; W: 71 cm; D: —

Date

500 CE to 599 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Tabula ansata framing the inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Staab, Gregor, and Michael Eisenberg. “Building Inscriptions from the Martyrion of Theodoros at the ‘Burnt Church’ in Hippos above the Sea of Galilee.” Zeitschrift Für Papyrologie Und Epigraphik 214 (2020): 203–14.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Staab, Gregor, and Michael Eisenberg. “Building Inscriptions from the Martyrion of Theodoros at the ‘Burnt Church’ in Hippos above the Sea of Galilee.” Zeitschrift Für Papyrologie Und Epigraphik 214 (2020): 203–14.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Staab, Gregor, and Michael Eisenberg. “Building Inscriptions from the Martyrion of Theodoros at the ‘Burnt Church’ in Hippos above the Sea of Galilee.” Zeitschrift Für Papyrologie Und Epigraphik 214 (2020): 203–14.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," SUSI0011, 9 September 2024. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89