Complete
Linguistic features:
Formulae:
this monastery was build; May the Lord have mercy
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 501
-
AD 1000
Language:
Syriac
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
Funds:
Price:
Placement:
In the middle of the nave
People mentioned:
Name:
Doniel
Patronym:
Status:
unspecified
Ethnic allegance:
Ahwāz
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Benefactor
Occupation:
unspecified
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
church of East
Language:
Syriac
Name:
Yoḥannōn
Patronym:
Status:
unspecified
Ethnic allegance:
the Persian
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Benefactor
Occupation:
unspecified
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
Language:
Syriac
Name:
Išōʿdad
Patronym:
Status:
unspecified
Ethnic allegance:
of Qaṭrōye
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Benefactor
Occupation:
unspecified
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
Language:
Syriac
Name:
Baʿya
Patronym:
Status:
unspecified
Ethnic allegance:
of Shahorzūr.
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Benefactor
Occupation:
unspecified
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
Language:
Syriac
Description
Mosaic inscription set in a circle 84 cm. in diameter. There is no ornaments, with the exception of a cross at the beginning of the inscription, one before and one after the last word. This inscription is the center of the mocaic pavement in the chapel, enclosed by a black ring. The field on which the inscription is located has a white ground and is decorated with indented squares of black, red, and white tesserae. Tekst: 1. ܐܬܩܢܬ ܕܝ 2. ܪܐ ܒܝܘܡܘܗܝ ܕܕ 3. ܢܝܐܝܠ ܒܪ ܚܘܙܝܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ 4. ܒܪ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܘܝܫܘܥܕܕ ܒܪ 5. ܩܛܪܝܐ ܘܒܥܝܐ ܒܪ ܫܗ 6. ܪܙܘܪܝܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܢܚܘܢ 7. ܐܢܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ 8. ܕܝܢܐ Transliteration: 1. ʾtqnt dy 2. rʾ bywmwhy dd- 3. nyʾyl br ḥwzyʾ ywḥnn 4. br prsyʾ wyšwʿdd br 5. qtryʾ wbʿyaʾ br šh- 6. rzwryʾ dmrn nḥwn 7. ʾnwn bywmʾ d 8. dynʾ Translation (by Baramki and Stephan 1934): 1. This monastery was built 2. in the days of D- 3. oniel, of Ahwāz, Yoḥannōn, 4. the Persian, Išōʿdad 5. of Qaṭrōye, and Baʿya of Shahorzūr. 6. May the Lord have mercy on them 7. on the Day of 8. Judgment
Author:
Julia Borczyńska
Added by:
Paweł Nowakowski
Created:
2023-01-09 15:23:00
Last update:
2025-03-31 14:35:10
Building:
Nestorian hermitage
Site:
To the east of Jericho
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Mosaic inscription set in a circle 84 cm. in diameter. There is no ornaments, with the exception of a cross at the beginning of the inscription, one before and one after the last word. This inscription is the center of the mocaic pavement in the chapel, enclosed by a black ring. The field on which the inscription is located has a white ground and is decorated with indented squares of black, red, and white tesserae.
Text:
Date: Unknown.
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina To the east of Jericho 31.85, 35.466667 Nestorian hermitage In the middle of the nave
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: mosaic inscription
Summary:
Inscription on mosaic founded to the east of Jericho. 9 CE - 9 CE.
Changes history: 2023-01-09 Julia Borczyńska Creation; 2023-01-09 Julia Borczyńska Last modification; 2024-03-27 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
; @2021Translation
Translation (by Baramki and Stephan 1934):
'This monastery was built
in the days of D-
oniel, of Ahwāz, Yoḥannōn,
the Persian, Išōʿdad
5of Qaṭrōye, and Baʿya of Shahorzūr.
May the Lord have mercy on them
on the Day of
Judgment'