Ɔcenturia V

(This water pupe was produced) by the centuria of V...

לשם מרתין ברתה דקוראל משבע אנה על מרתין ברתה דקורלא בשם אגירת מרתי פ ללא ויבך (four lines of magic characters)(magic characters) נחרב אנה סטרסוק שאפתי נקימנס וסקאי חטרב איתה ניחה שלום

To the name of Marten daughter of Qoriel I adjure against Marten daughter of Qwrlʼ. In the name of Agirat, my lady, … (4 and a half lines of magic characters) I destroy (magic words?) bring rest. Peace.

יהוה אלהי כל הארץ הרי יהד לו לאלהי ירשלם

Yahveh (is) the God of the whole earth; the mountains of Judah belong to him, to the God of Jerusalem.

המוריה אתה חננת נוה יה יהוה

The (Mount of) Moriah Thou hast favoured, the dwelling of Yah, Yahveh.

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Ἄζιζοςκαὶ Κυρικὸςεὐχαριστοῦντες ἀνεθἠκαμεν τὸν ναὸν.

Azizos and Kyrikos giving thanks dedicated the shrine.

Προσφωρὰ Ἀζιζου.

Offering of Azizos.

Ἐπαναγίαὑπὲρ ἀναπαύσεως καὶ μνήμης Ἀετίουτὴν φήφωσινἀνέθηκα.

Epanagia, I dedicated the mosaic for the repose and memory of Aethios.

Κύριε Ἰησοῦς Χρίστεἀνάπαυσον Θεκλοῦν τὴν δούλην σου.

Lord Jesus Christ give rest to your servant Theklon (Thekla?).

+ Φῶς δικέοις διὰ παντός.

Light to the righteous in all.

+ Κύριοςφυλάξειτὴν εἴσοδον σου καὶτὴν ἔξοδον σου.

The Lord will guard your going and coming now and forever.

შეწევნითა ქრისტჱსითა და მ ეოხებითა წმიდისა თეოდორეჲსითა შეიწყალენ ანტონი აბაჲ და იოსია მო მსხმელი ამის სეფისაჲ და მა მა დედაჲ იოსიაჲსი ამენ

By the help of Christ and the intercession of St. Theodore, have mercy on Abba Antony and Josiah who laid out this mosaic and on Josiah's father and mother, Amen.

და ძუძ ეულნი მათნი ბაკურ დაგრი ორმიზდ და ნაშობნიმათნი ქრისტეშეიწყალენ, ამენ

[…] and their alumni Bakur and Gri Ormizd and their children, Christ, have mercy, Amen.

+ Ἐγένετο τὸ πᾶν ἔργον τῆς ἀνεγέρσεως τοῦ οἴκου τῶν ἁγίων μαρτύρων ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας καὶ ἀντιλήμψεως Ϲαμουήλου καὶ τῶν αὐτοῦ διαφερόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ ἀναπαύσεως τῶν πολυβοητῶν ἐν μηνὶ Ἰουνίῳ ἰνδικτιῶνος ιδʹ ἔτους, ϛσʹ.

All the work of the erection of the house of the Holy Martyrs has been made for the salvation and succour of Samuel and his family and for the repose of the much celebrated, in the month of June, indiction 14, year 6200.

+ Ἐγένετο τὸ πᾶν ἔργον τῆς ἀνεγέρσεως τοῦ οἴκου τῶν ἁγίων μαρτύρων ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας καὶ ἀντιλήμψεως Σαμουήλου καὶ τῶν αὐτοῦ διαφερόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ ἀναπαύσεως τῶν πολυβότων, ἐν μηνὶ Ἰουνίῳ ἰνδικτιῶνος ιδʹ ἔτους ϛσʹ.

The whole work of the erection of the house of the holy martyrs was accomplished for the salvation and the succour of Samuel and his family, and for the rest of the predeceased(?), in the month of June of the fourteenth indiction, year 206 (?).

Ὑπὲρ ἀντιλήμψεως τῶν καρποφορούντων Κάσιων καὶ Ἰωάνιν Ζαχαρίουκαὶ Ἰωάνιν Ἀβέσομβον καὶ Ἰωάνιν καὶ ΡΑ ἐτελιώθη τὸ ἐργον ἔτους

For the succour of the benefactors … Cassion, John (son of) Zacharias … and John Abesombos, and John and … the work was completed in the year ...

Ὑπὲρ ἀντιλήμψεως τῶν καρποφωρούντων ΘΚΑΣΙΟΝ καὶ Ἰωνάννιν Ζαχαρίαν καὶ Ἰωάνιν Αβέσομβον καὶ Ἰωάνιν καὶ Α ἐτελιώθι τὸ ἔργον ἔτους

For the succor of the donors... and Ioannis Zacharias and Ioanis Abesombus and Ioanis... the work was finshed in the year...

+ Θεόδωρος ὁ ποιμὴν λουτρὰ καινουργῶν νέμει τοῖς τὴν ἄκραν νοσοῦσι τῆς λώβης νόσον + ἐν χρόνοις ἰνδικτιῶνος ζ΄ ἔτους χκβ΄

Theodore the shepherd / allots, renewing them, the baths / to those sick with the very grievous / disease of leprosy / in the time of the seventh indiction in the year 622.

ἔτους πεʹ. Ἀντιόχου Φαλλίωνος Καβώα

Year 85. (Sarcophagus) of Antiochus son of Phallion, Kaboa(?)

Ἔτους γσʹ Λούκιος Οὐάριος Κυρείνᾳ Πρόκλος ΔὶἈκραίῳ Σωτῆρι μετ᾽ εὐχαριστίας ἀνέθηκεν.

Year 203. Lucius Varius of the (tribe) Quirina dedicated (this) to Zeus Akraios, the saviour, in thanksgiving.

Ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ. Θεῷ Διονύσῳ κτίστῃ τῷ κυρίῳ Ϲέλευκος Ἀρίστωνος χαριστήριον. Ἒτει εσʹ.

With good fortune. Seleucus son of Ariston (dedicated this) as a thanks offering to the god Dionysus, the lord founder. Year 205.

Ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ. Αὐτοκράτορα Καίσαρα Μᾶρκον Αὐρήλιον Ἀντωνῖνον Σεβαστὸν τὸν κύριον Νυσαέων τῶν καὶ Σκυθοπολιτῶν τῆς ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου τῶν κατὰ Κοίλην Συρίαν Ἑλληνίδων πόλεων, ἡ πόλις διὰ ἐπιμεληετοῦ Θεοδώρου Τίτου.

With good fortune. The city (honoured) Imperator Caesar M. Aurelius Antoninus, the lord of the Nyseans, also called Scythopolitans, (citizens) of the holy and inviolable (city), one of the Greek cities of Coele Syria, through the curator Theodorus son of Titus.

Fortissimo providentissimo domino nostro Imperatori Caesari Galerio Valerio Maximiano Pio Felici semper invicto Augusto Valerius Fermilianus praeses provinciae Suriae Palaestinae numini maiestatique eius semper devotissimus, feliciter. Διὰ τῶν περὶ Λεόντιον καὶ Εὐγένιον στρατηγοὺς πόλεως κολωνίας.

To our most powerful and provident lord, Imperator Caesar Galerius Valerius Maximianus Pius Felix Augustus, unvanquished forever, Valerius Firmilianus, governor of the province Syria Palaestina, forever devoted to his divine majesty, with good fortune. (Made) by the duumviri of the colony, Leontis and Eugenius.

Ἐπὶ Φλαουίου Ὀρέστου μεγαλοπρεπεστάτου κόμητος καὶ ἄρχοντος τὸ περιβοητὸν ἔργον τῆς πλακώσεως μετὰ καὶ τοῦ νέου ὑδρίου ἐγένετο, προνοησαμένου Σιλβίνου Μαρίνου λαμπροτάτου κόμητος καὶ πρώτου ἐν ἰνδικτιῶνι ιε´ ἔτους επφ´.

In the days of Flavius Orestes, the most magnificient comes and governor, the celebrated work of the pavement together with the new water channel was carried out, under the care of Silvinus son of Marinus, clarissimus comes and principalis, in the 15th indiction, year 585.

Ἀρχὴ ἔργου θαυμαστοῦ Φλαουίου Ὀρέστου μεγαλοπρεπεστάτου ἄρχοντος

Starting point of the wondrous work of Flavius Orestes, the most magnificent governor.

Ἐκτίσθι τὸ μοναστήριον τοῦτο τοῦ ἀββᾶ Ἰουστίνου τοῦ ἀποκλειστοῦ ἐν χρόνοις ἰνδικτιῶνος ει ἔτους επφ ἐν μηνὶ Πανίμου κ'αὶ ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ ἐνιαυτῷ ἀπεκλείσθη ἐν μηνὶ Ϲεπτεμβρίου ἰνδικτιῶνος α Προσφορὰ Ἀνοισίου σχολαστικοῦ. Κύριε βοήθησον. Ἀμήν.

This monastery of Abba Justin (?) the recluse was built in the time of the 15th indiction on the 2[.]th of Panemos of the year 585, and he was enclosed in the same year. on the -th of September [of the 1st indiction]. An offering of Anoisius the advocate. Lord, help. [Amen].

Κύριε βοήθει Λεοντίου κλουβᾶ

Lord help Leontis [the] cage maker

Μνησθῇεἰς ἀγαυὸν καὶ ἰςεὐλογίαν ὁ κύριος Λεόντιςὁ κλουβᾶς ὅτι ὑπὲρσωτηρίας αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῦἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰωναθᾶἐψήφοσεω τὰ ὅδεἐξ ἠδήον

Remembered / to good and to / blessing (will be) the lord Leontis / the cage maker who for / his (own) salvation and / (also for) his brother Jonathan('s) / made this mosaic / from (his own) pocket

+ Ἐκ τῆς δοθείσης θείας φιλοτιμίας κατὰ αἴτησιν Φλαουίου Ἀρσενίου τοῦ ἐνδοξοτάτου τὸ πᾶν ἔργον τοῦ τείχους ἀνενεώθη ἐν χρόνοις Φλαουίου Ἀναστασίου λαμπροτάτου ἄρχοντος ἐν ἰνδικτιῶνι γ´.

With a grant made by the imperial liberality at the request of the gloriosissimus Flavius Arsenius, the whole fabric of the city-wall was renovated, in the time of Flavius Anastasius, clarissimus governor, in the 3rd indiction.

Χιροθεία Μαριανοῦ καὶ τουτοῦ αὐτο Ἀνίνα

[Created by the] ha/nd of Maria/nus and h/is so/n Hanina

+ Ἐκ τῖς δοθείησις θείας φιλοτιμίας κατʼαι αἴτισιν Φλαουίου Ἀρσενίου τοῦ ἐνδοξοτάτου καὶ τὸ ἔργον τοῦ τείχους ἀνενεώθη ἐν χρόνοις Φλαουίου Ἀναστασίου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου ἄρχοντος ἐν ἰνδικτιῶνι γ´.

With a grant made by the imperial liberality at the request of the gloriosissimus Flavius Arsenius, the whole fabric of the city-wall was renovated, in the time of Flavius Anastasius, clarissimus governor, in the 3rd indiction.

+ Ἐκ τῆς δοθείσης θείας φιλοτιμίας κατὰ αἴτησιν Φλαουίου Ἀρσενίου τοῦ ἐνδοξοτάτου τὸ πᾶν ἔργον τοῦ τείχους ἀνενεώθη ἐν χρόνοις Φλαουίου Λέοντος τοῦ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτου ἄρχοντος ἰνδικτιῶνος δ´

With a grant made by the imperial liberality at the request of the gloriosissimus Flavius Arsenius, the whole fabric of the city-wall was renovated, in the time of Flavius Leo, the most magnificent governor, in the 4th (1st?) indiction.

Προσφορὰ ὦν Κύριος γινόσκι τὰὀνόματα αὐτὸς φυλάξι ἐν χρόνῳ

Gift of those whom [the] Lord knows their names, he Himself [will] protect (them) for (a long) time

Προσφορὰ ὑπὲρ μνήμης καὶ τελείας ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναπαύσεως Ζοσίμου ἰλλουστρίου καὶ σωτηρίας καὶ ἀντιλήμψεως Ἰωάννου ἐνδοξοτάτου ἀπὸ ἐπάρχων καὶ Πέτρου καὶ Ἀναστασίου φιλοχρίστων κομίτων καὶ παντὸς τοῦ εὐλογιμένου αὐτῶν οἴκου εὐχαῖς τῶν ἁγίων. Ἀμήν.

Offering for the memory and the perfect rest in Christ of the illustrius Zosimus, and the preservation and succour of John, the gloriosissimus honorary prefect, and of Peter and Anastasius, Christ-loving comites, and of all their blessed house, through the prayers of the saints. Amen.

Ἰανουάριοςἡμέραι λα´ Φεβρουάριοςἡμέραι κη´Μάρτιοςἡμέραι λα´Ἀπρίλιοςἡμέραι λ´Μάιοςἡμέραι λα´ Ἰούνιοςἡμέραι λ´Ἰούλιοςἡμέραι λα´ Αὐγούστοςἡμέραι λα´Ϲεπέμβριοςἡμέραι λ´Ὀκτώβριοςἡμέραι λα´Νοέμβριοςἡμέραι λ´Δεκέμβριοςἡμέραι λα´

January* [31 days]*, February* 28 days*, March* 31 days*, April* 30 days*, May* 31 days*, June* 30 days*, July* 31 days*, August* 31 days*, September* 30 days*, October* 31 days*, November*, 30 days*, December* 31 days

Ἐτελειώθη σὺν Θεῷτὸ ἔργον ἐν χρόνοιςἨλίου θεοφιλεστάτου πρεσβυτέρου καὶ ἐν κλειστοῦ ἔτους χʹ ἰνδικτιῶνος βʹ

The work was completed with God's help in the time of Elias, the most God-loving priest and recluse, in the year 6[??], indiction 2.

Χριστὲ ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν, σκέπη καὶ ἀντίλημψις γενοῦ κύρου Ἰωάννου ἐνδοξοτάτου ἀπὸ ἐπάρχων καὶ τοῦ εὐλογιμένου αὐτοῦ οἴκου, εὐχες τῶν ἁγίων. Ἀμήν.

O Christ our God, be Thou the protection and succour of Lord John, the gloriossissimus honorary prefect and of his blessed house, through the prayers of the saints. Amen.

Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς σωτὴρ τοῦ κόσμου ἐλέησον τὴν φιλόχριστον κυρὰν Μαρίαν καὶ τὸν ταύτης υἱὸν Μάξημον καὶ ἀνάπαυσον τοὺς αὐτῶν γωνεῖς εὐχαῖς πάντων τῶν ἁγίων. Ἀμίν.

O Christ the God, saviour of the world, have mercy upon the Christ-loving Lady Mary and her son Maximus, and grant rest to their forefathers, through the prayers of all the saints. Amen.

+ Ὅπου ἔστιν τὸ στεφανωσταύριον ἐκεῖ κεῖταικεῖτετὸ πελλαικὸν τοῦστόματος τοῦ μνημεείου ἔχονἔχωνκρικεῖα καὶ ὁ βουλόμενος ἐπαιρειἐπερει τὸστεφανωσταύριον καὶ εὐρίσκει τὸ πελλαικὸν καὶ θάπτει. Εἰ δὲ θελήσῃ ἡ κυρὰΜαρία ἡ τόνδε τὸν ναὸν κτίσασακτησασακατατεθῆναι ἐν τῷτο δε τῷτο μνημείῳἢ τίςτης ποτε τῆς αὐτῆς γενεᾶς, ἐγὼἨλίας, ἐλέει Θεοῦ ἐνκλειστόςἐνκληστός, ἐν ὀνόματι Πατρὸς καὶ Υἱοῦ καὶ ἁγίου Πνεύματος εὐλογῶ καὶ ἀναθεματίζω ἕκαστόν τινα μετ’ ἐμὲκολύοντα ἢ αὐτὴν ἢ τινα τῷτον αὐτῆςἢ καὶ ἐπαιρονταἐπεροντα ταῦτά μου τὰ+ γράμματα +

Where the wreathed cross is, [there] lies the lid of the mouth of the tomb, which has rings. Whoever wishes (to bury) shall lift the wreathed cross, and he will find the lid and bury. And if the Lady Mary, who founded this church, should desire in future to lay down (a dead) in this tomb, (she) or anyone of her family at any time, I Elias, by the mercy of God a recluse, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, curse and anathemize whoever after me hinders her or any of hers, or removes this inscription of mine.

+ Ὅποι ἔστιν τὸ στεφανωσταύριον ἐκεῖ κεῖταικεῖτε τὸ πελλαικὸν τοῦ στόματος τοῦ μνημείου ἔχονἔχων κρικεῖα. Ἔνθα κατέθηκακατέθεικα τὴν φιλόχριστόν μου ἀδελφὴν Γεωργίαν ἐγὼ Ἠλίας, ἐλάχιστος ἐλέει Θεοῦ ἐνκλειστόςἐνκληστός. ἈνεπάηἈναιπάει δέ μηνὶμηνη Μαίῳ τετάρτῃ ἰνδικτιῶνοςἰνδικτιονος πεντεκαιδεκάτης, ἠμέρα δὲ ἦν τῆς μεσοπεντηκοστῆςμεσωπεντηκοστῆς +

Where the wreathed cross is, there lies the lid of the mouth of the tomb, which has rings. There have I laid my Christ-loving sister Georgia, I, Elias, by the mercy of God a most lowly recluse. She died on the fourth day in the month of May of the fifteenth indiction; and it was the day of mid-Pentecost.

Ἐτελειώηοθη τὸ πᾶν ἔργοων τῆς ψηιφώοσεως ἐπὶ τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου Γεωοργίου καὶ ἡιγουμένου καὶ δευτεραρίου Κομιτᾶ.

The whole work of the mosaic was completed in the time of the priest and hegumen George and of the deuterarius Comitas.

Ἀγαθῇ τύχηι. Ἔτους γϙ τῷ Ὑψίστῳ Διὶ Βακ Αἴας Νικο λίνου κατ’ εὐχὴν τὸν ναὸν ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων ἀνέθηκεν

With good luck. Year 93 (?). Aias son of Nica.., following a vow, dedicated the shrine to Zeus Bac.. at his own expenses.

ἈγαθῇΤύχῇ.Διὶ ἈκραίῳΘεογενὴΤοβίουἀνέθηκεν.

With good fortune. Theogene (daughter) of Tobias dedicated (this altar) to Zeus Akraios.

Χειροθεσία Μαριανοῦ καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἀνίνα.

Handwork of Marianos and his son Aninas

πλακόομαι

[Some building] has been face with marble (?)

Under Symeon, prefect of Rome.

Προσφορὰ Νόννου Κυζηκινοῦ ὑπὲρ σωτερίας αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ

Gift of Nonnus .../ of Kizikus / for [his own] salvation / and that of [his] household (family)

Year 196, Theron being agoranomos.

הרם הו תזרה לא תצמח

It is banned [Deut. 7:26]; it shall not be sown, nor shall it bear [Deut. 29:22]

Ἀγαθὴ τύχῃ ὁ δεῖνα Φαινἠσιοςλαξόςὑπέρ σωτηρίας τῶνκυρίωναὐτοκρατόρων θεῷ Ἀζείζῷ τὸ ζώδιον σύν βάσειεὐσεβῶν ἀνέθηκεν

[With good fortune][so-and-so]the Phaineanthe stone-carverfor the salvation ofthe LordEmperors, to the god 'Azizos theimagewith the basewith awe[dedicated].