Complete
Linguistic features:
Formulae:
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 401
-
AD 500
Language:
Greek
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
; Foundation of a building; Restoration of a building
Funds:
Price:
Placement:
Floor of the narthex
People mentioned:
Name:
Thomas
Patronym:
Abba
Status:
monk
Ethnic allegance:
Semitic
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Benefactor
Occupation:
monk_or_clergyman
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
church of East
Language:
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
Description
Commentary: The inscription, framed in a tabula ansata, was located in front of the nave entrance and oriented to the east, so that it could be read on entering the church. Five lines of script are framed within a tabula ansata, 110 cm long (150 cm including the handles) and 62 cm wide. The frame is traced in red tesserae, except for the handles, which are black; the letters are also black. Rows of red tesserae separate the lines of script. The shape of the letters points to a date in the second half of the fifth century. The text opens with a cross and reads: ὑπὲρ σοτερία- [ς ἀβ]βᾶ Θομᾶ κ(αὶ) . . . . τοῦ καμ- [όντο]ς τὸ ἔργ- [ον το]ῦτω. ἀμίν. (cross) For the salvation of Abba Thomas and of [so-and-so] who made this work. Amen “The work” may refer to the building itself or to the mosaic floor of the church. Bibliography: Di Segni, L., "Greek Inscriptions from the Monastery at Khirbet el-Qaṣr", in: Christians and Christianity IV: Churches and Monasteries in Judea, edited by Carmin, N., Jerusalem, 2012: 299-302. Magen, Y., Har-Even, B. and Sharukh, I., "A Roman Tower and a Byzantine Monastery at Khirbet El-Qasr", in: Christians and Christianity IV- Churches and Monasteries in Judea, edited by Carmin, N., Jerusalem, 2012: 247-298.
Author:
Julia Borczyńska
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-06-22 12:47:06
Last update:
2024-03-27 07:37:48
Building:
The eastern portico
Site:
Khirbet el-Qasr
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: The inscription, framed in a tabula ansata, was located in front of the nave entrance and oriented to the east, so that it could be read on entering the church. Five lines of script are framed within a tabula ansata, 110 cm long (150 cm including the handles) and 62 cm wide. The frame is traced in red tesserae, except for the handles, which are black; the letters are also black. Rows of red tesserae separate the lines of script. The shape of the letters points to a date in the second half of the fifth century. The text opens with a cross.
Text:
Date: Unknown.
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina Khirbet el-Qasr 34.985278, 36.536944 The eastern portico Floor of the narthex
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: mosaic
Summary:
Greek inscription on mosaic from Khirbet el-Qasr. 401 CE - 500 CE.
Changes history: 2023-06-22 Paweł Nowakowski Creation; 2023-06-22 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
; @2021Commentary
“The work” may refer to the building itself or to the mosaic floor of the church.
Bibliography
- L., Di Segni, 2012, Greek Inscriptions from the Monastery at Khirbet el-Qaṣr,[in:] Christians and Christianity IV: Churches and Monasteries in Judea, ed. N. Carmin, Jerusalem, 299-302. Y., Magen, B., Har-Even, I., Sharukh, 2012, A Roman Tower and a Byzantine Monastery at Khirbet El-Qas,[in:] Christians and Christianity IV: Churches and Monasteries in Judea, ed. N. Carmin, Jerusalem, 247–298.