(a) qlh dmrʾ ʿl myʾ
(b) qlh dmr[ʾ ʿ]l my[ʾ]
qlh dmrʾ ʿl myʾ (a)-(c)
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Inscriptions quoting Ps 29,3, The voice of the Lord is on the water.
Dating:
AD 501
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AD 800
Language:
Christian Palestinian Aramaic
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Medium:
wall
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Placement:
baptistery
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Description
Three Christian Palestinian Aramaic (CPA) inscriptions in red paint, all quoting Ps 29,3. a) ܩ̣ܠܗܕܡܪܐ̣ܥܠܡܝܐ ) b) [.])ܩܠ̣ܗܕܡ̣ܪ[..]̣ܠ̣ܡ̣ܝ[.]) c) ܩܠܗܕܡܪܐ̣ܥܠܡܝܐ) Translit.: (a) qlh dmrʾ ʿl myʾ (b) qlh dmr[ʾ ʿ]l my[ʾ] (c) qlh dmrʾ ʿl myʾ (a)-(c) Translation: The voice of the Lord is on the water. Commentary: These inscriptions, painted in red and accompanied by crosses, are found in one of the caves known collectively as el-ʿAleiliyat, which are plausibly part of the monastic complex referred to as the Laura of St. Firmin in Byzantine sources (cf. the introduction to nos. 2800-2806). The construction of the church was dated to the 6 c. AD by archaeologists and the script is consistent with that date. The text, taken from Ps 29,3, is used in the baptismal rite, which led its discoverers to speculate that the chamber might be a baptistery, though this is not certain.
Author:
Julia Borczyńska
Added by:
Paweł Nowakowski
Created:
2022-11-29 00:41:09
Last update:
2025-04-06 18:44:31
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Three Christian Palestinian Aramaic (CPA) inscriptions in red paint, all quoting Ps 29,3.
Text:
Date: VI-VII c. AD
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina ‘En Suweinit (Wadi Suweinit, el-ʿAleiliyat) 31.92942, 35.28878 Cistern A of the eastern cave-complex at el-ʿAleiliyat baptistery
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: graffiti
Summary:
Graffiti (tree lines) in Christian Palestinian Aramaic from ‘En Suweinit (Wadi Suweinit, el-ʿAleiliyat). 600 CE - 800 CE.
Changes history: 2022-11-28 Julia Borczyńska Creation; 2022-11-28 Julia Borczyńska Last modification; 2024-03-27 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
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'The voice of the Lord is on the water.'
Commentary
These inscriptions, painted in red and accompanied by crosses, are found in one of the caves known collectively as el-ʿAleiliyat, which are plausibly part of the monastic complex referred to as the Laura of St. Firmin in Byzantine sources (cf. the introduction to nos. 2800-2806). The construction of the church was dated to the 6 c. AD by archaeologists and the script is consistent with that date. The text, taken from Ps 29,3, is used in the baptismal rite, which led its discoverers to speculate that the chamber might be a baptistery, though this is not certain.