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E02821: Floor-mosaic with a fragmentary Greek building inscription probably for a church (oikos) dedicated to *George (soldier and martyr, S00259). Found at Ramot near the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus (Roman province of Palaestina I). Dated 762.
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posted on 2017-05-18, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiἐτελειώθη [τὸ πᾶν ἔργον]
τοῦ ἐνταῦ[θα οἶκου τοῦ μάρ]-
τυρος Γεωργ[ίου ἐπὶ Θεοδώ]-
ρου τοῦ ἁγιωτά[του πατριάρ]-
χου (καὶ) Θεοδώρου [πρεσβυτέ]-
ρου (καὶ) χωρ{ι}επισκό[που σπουδῇ]
(καὶ) προθυμυᾳ Στ[εφ(άνου) πρεσ]-
βυτέρου (καὶ) πάντω[ν τῶν οἰ]-
κύων αὐτοῦ ἐν μη(νὶ) Ἰ[ουνίῳ or Ἰ[ουλίῳ]
κ΄, ἰνδικ(τιῶνος) ιε΄, ἔτους κ(όσμ)ου [κτίσεως]
,ςσνδ΄
8-9. πάντω[ν τῶν οἰ]|κύων = οἰκείων Feissel, πάντω[ν συνοι]κύων Di Segni 1990 || 9. μη(νὶ) τ[οῦ - - -] or Ἰ[ουνίῳ] or Ἰ[ουλίῳ] Di Segni 1990, Ἰ[ανουαρίου] Feissel
'[The whole building of this house (oikos)] here of the martyr George was completed [under] the most holy patriarch Theodoros and Theodoros, [priest] and country bishop (chorepiskopos), [by the effort] and zeal of Stephanos the priest and all his household, on the 20th of the month of [June (or: July)] of the 15th indiction, in the year 6254 of [the creation] of the world.'
Text: CIIP 1/2, no. App. 12*. Translation: L. Di Segni, lightly modified.
τοῦ ἐνταῦ[θα οἶκου τοῦ μάρ]-
τυρος Γεωργ[ίου ἐπὶ Θεοδώ]-
ρου τοῦ ἁγιωτά[του πατριάρ]-
χου (καὶ) Θεοδώρου [πρεσβυτέ]-
ρου (καὶ) χωρ{ι}επισκό[που σπουδῇ]
(καὶ) προθυμυᾳ Στ[εφ(άνου) πρεσ]-
βυτέρου (καὶ) πάντω[ν τῶν οἰ]-
κύων αὐτοῦ ἐν μη(νὶ) Ἰ[ουνίῳ or Ἰ[ουλίῳ]
κ΄, ἰνδικ(τιῶνος) ιε΄, ἔτους κ(όσμ)ου [κτίσεως]
,ςσνδ΄
8-9. πάντω[ν τῶν οἰ]|κύων = οἰκείων Feissel, πάντω[ν συνοι]κύων Di Segni 1990 || 9. μη(νὶ) τ[οῦ - - -] or Ἰ[ουνίῳ] or Ἰ[ουλίῳ] Di Segni 1990, Ἰ[ανουαρίου] Feissel
'[The whole building of this house (oikos)] here of the martyr George was completed [under] the most holy patriarch Theodoros and Theodoros, [priest] and country bishop (chorepiskopos), [by the effort] and zeal of Stephanos the priest and all his household, on the 20th of the month of [June (or: July)] of the 15th indiction, in the year 6254 of [the creation] of the world.'
Text: CIIP 1/2, no. App. 12*. Translation: L. Di Segni, lightly modified.
History
Evidence ID
E02821Saint Name
George, soldier and martyr of Diospolis, ob. c. 303 : S00259Saint Name in Source
ΓεώργιοςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.) Archaeological and architectural - Cult buildings (churches, mausolea)Language
- Greek
Evidence not before
762Evidence not after
763Activity not before
762Activity not after
763Place of Evidence - Region
Palestine with SinaiPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
JerusalemPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Jerusalem Caesarea Maritima Καισάρεια Kaisareia Caesarea Kayseri Turris StratonisCult activities - Places
Cult building - independent (church)Cult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery