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Linguistic features:
Formulae:
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 601
-
AD 800
Language:
Greek
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
Funds:
Price:
Placement:
presbyterium mosaic floor
People mentioned:
Name:
Arianos
Patronym:
Status:
religious_authority
Ethnic allegance:
unspecified
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Benefactor
Occupation:
deacon
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
unspecified
Language:
Greek
Description
date: late antique period? description: Inscription on the mosaic in the chapel behind the altar. The mosaic consists of red tesserae against bright background. The text of the inscription is divided into four lines, but there are only two words. Ἀρια- νοῦ διάκ- ων(ος) '(Donation) of Arianos the deacon' Piccirillo, M. and Qudah, Z., L’eremitaggio nel Wadi Rajib Sulla Montagna di Ajlun in Giordania, [in:] G.C. Bottini, L. di Segni and L.D. Chrupcala (eds.), One Land– Many Cultures. Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing Press, 2003, pp. 309-316, especially 315-316.
Author:
Tomasz Barański, Karolina Tomczyszyn
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2022-01-22 18:35:14
Last update:
2023-11-19 15:10:38
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: nscription on the mosaic in the chapel behind the altar. The mosaic consists of red tesserae against bright background. The text of the inscription is divided into four lines, but there are only two words.
Text:
Date: 601 CE - 800 CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Arabia ‘Ajloun 32.332329, 35.752052 Chapel presbyterium mosaic floor
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: dedicatory inscription
Summary:
Inscription on mosaic in Greek script from ‘Ajloun. AD 601 - AD 800
Changes history: 2022-01-22 Tomasz Barański, Karolina Tomczyszyn Creation; 2023-11-19 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2023-11-19 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
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'(Donation) of Arianos the deacon'.
Commentary
Bibliography (edition)
- M., Piccirillo, Z., Qudah, 2003, L’eremitaggio nel Wadi Rajib Sulla Montagna di Ajlun in Giordania, [in:] G.C., Bottini, L., di Segni, L.D., Chrupcala, One Land Many Cultures, Jerusalem, 309–316, especially 315-316.