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Linguistic features:
a Latin name transcribed to Syriac
Formulae:
Name and function
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 450
-
AD 480
Language:
Syriac
Monumental:
Medium:
stone
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
Foundation of a church
Funds:
Price:
Placement:
arch of the south aisle
People mentioned:
Name:
RMNʾ/Romanos
Patronym:
Status:
lower clergy
Ethnic allegance:
unspecified
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Benefactor
Occupation:
deacon
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
unspecified
Language:
Syriac
Description
date: probably contemporary to the construction of the church. description: a squeeze of this inscription was delivered to Paul Mouterde by the Service of Antiquities of the High Commission of Beirut, though it does not appear in the published collection of Syriac inscriptions by the AAES expedition, as the other one linked to the basilica. According to Mouterde, this one was exhibited 'on the underside of the keystone of the second arch of the south aisle of the church.' Good quality lettering with letters executed in low relief. There were no troubles with reading it. First published in 1945 from a squeeze by Paul Mouterde. ed. Mouterde & Poidebard 1945, 227, no. 15. Cf. TIB 15. p. 1597. ܫܡܫܐ ܪܡܢܐ ‘The deacon Romanos.’ (tr. P. Mouterde) commentary: This probably records the contribution of the deacon Romanos to the construction of this arch/vault. Keystones often bear inscriptions (protective crosses, etc.) as they were vulnerable parts of the construction and required protection from earthquakes, but this is much more likely just an ordinary donor inscription.
Author:
Paweł Nowakowski
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2022-08-14 23:11:10
Last update:
2023-11-13 20:15:54
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: A squeeze of this inscription was delivered to Paul Mouterde by the Service of Antiquities of the High Commission of Beirut, though it does not appear in the published collection of Syriac inscriptions by the AAES expedition, as the other one linked to the basilica. According to Mouterde, this one was exhibited on the underside of the keystone of the second arch of the south aisle of the church. Good quality lettering with letters executed in low relief. There were no troubles with reading it.
Text: A Latin name transcribed to Syriac.
Date: 450 CE - 480 CE
Probably contemporary to the construction of the church.
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Syria Qalb Lawza (Qalblōze; Qalb Lôzé; Ḳalb Lauzeh; Qalb Lozé; Qalb Loze) 36.16908, 36.580869 Basilica with an enclosure arch of the south aisle
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: Christian inscription
Summary:
Inscription from basilica in Qalb Lawza (Qalblōze; Qalb Lôzé; Ḳalb Lauzeh; Qalb Lozé; Qalb Loze). 450 CE - 480 CE.
Changes history: 2022-08-14 Pawel Nowakowski Creation; 2023-08-20 Pawel Nowakowski Last modification; 2023-11-06 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
; @2021Translation
‘The deacon Romanos.’
(tr. P. Mouterde)
Commentary
This probably records the contribution of the deacon Romanos to the construction of this arch/vault. Keystones often bear inscriptions (protective crosses, etc.) as they were vulnerable parts of the construction and required protection from earthquakes, but this is much more likely just an ordinary donor inscription.
Bibliography (edition)
- R., Mouterde, A., Poidebard, 1945, Le limes de Chalcis. Organisation de la steppe en haute Syrie romaine, Paris, 227, 15.
Bibliography
- TIB 15 K.-P., Todt, B. A., Vest, 2014, Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Vienna, 1597.