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Formulae:
Quotations from literary texts:
Ps 117 (MT 118):20
Dating:
AD 401
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AD 500
Language:
Greek
Monumental:
Medium:
architrave
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Placement:
above the entrance
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Description
Commentary: The 1.40 m-wide main entrance to the monastery bore a Greek inscription on the arch stones with a blessing common in monastic complexes of the time. Four fragments of an inscription that was engraved over the building entrance, as is evident from its contents, as well as from the shape of the blocks that formed part of an arch. The characters, 5–7 cm high, are a mixture of round and square forms. Though only a small part of the inscription is preserved, its text can easily be reconstructed. [+ αὕτ]η ἡ π[ύ]λη τοῦ Κυ[ρίου, δίκαοι εἰσελεύσοντ]ε ἐν αὐ[τῇ] "This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it." (Ps 117 (MT 118:20 ) Psalm 117 (MT 118:20) is one of the most repeated found quotations from the Septuagint in the inscriptions. This is usually engraved on the lintel or arch of the gate leading to a sacred building or arranged in a mosaic on threshold. Examples on stone are known from many religious foundations in Syria and Palestine. 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.
Author:
Julia Borczyńska
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-06-22 13:06:20
Last update:
2024-03-27 07:52:53
Building:
tower
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 Tower above the entrance
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: dedicatory inscription
Summary:
Inscription on architrave from the tower 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
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'This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.' (Ps 117 (MT 118:20 )
Commentary
Psalm 117 (MT 118:20) is one of the most repeated found quotations from the Septuagint in the inscriptions. This is usually engraved on the lintel or arch of the gate leading to a sacred building or arranged in a mosaic on threshold. Examples on stone are known from many religious foundations in Syria and Palestine.
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.