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Dating:
AD 501
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AD 800
Language:
Syriac
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Medium:
stone
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Placement:
the chapel (Raum 601)
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Description
date: 6th -8th century CE description: Syriac inscription on a piece of a limestone excavated in the chapel (Raum 601) but it was found in a secondary context. The two lines at the top are written somewhat larger than the four lines that follow. However, as can be easily recognized, they come from the same hand and thus prove to belong together. The inscription is broken and missing some part of text to the right (the beginnings of each line). As the content of the text suggests, the lines must originally have been at least twice, if not three times as long. Dimensions: ca. 21x11x29 cm. ed. Maiberger 1983: 163-166 ܬ ܩ/ܣ ܝ ܡ ܘ ܗ ܒ ܕܠܟ ܐܙܡܪ ܘܛܐ (ܚ/ܣ/ܩ/ܫ)ܡܥܘ ܐܕܚܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܚܘܒ ܐܘܕܘ ܥܕܪܟ ܟܬ t q/s y m w h b dlk ʾzmr wtʾ (ḥ/s/q/š)mʿw ʾdḥʾ hwyt ḥwb ʾwdw ʿdrk kt "lege/setze/bestimme/halte/nimm an/erreicht/bestätige/bekräftige/erhebe/errichte/versprich! damit ich dir (Psalmen) singe hört! „(wenn immer) ich zurückweisen sollte”/ „ich hätte zurückweisen sollen“/„daß ich zurückwies”/ „ich pflegte zurückzuweisen“/ „ich wollte zurückweisen“/ „ich würde zurückweisen“ hilflos/Schild/Sünden/Liebe “damit ich dir singe” / “ich will singen” ???" commentary: Whatever the exact content of these lines may have been, it is clear that we are dealing with a psalm-like prayer of supplication and praise. This identification is also supported by the location of the inscription, namely the chapel, as the most suitable place to write a prayer on the wall. Maiberger P. 1983, Die syrischen Inschriften als Quelle zur Geschichte der Nestorianer in Palästina (in) Fritz V., Kempinski A., Ergebnisse Der Ausgrabungen Auf Der Hirbet El-Msas (Tel Masos) 1972-1975: Teil I, p. 158-185. Fritz V., Kempinski A. 1983, Ergebnisse Der Ausgrabungen Auf Der Hirbet El-Msas (Tel Masos) 1972-1975: Teil I: Textband. Teil II: Tafelband. Teil III: Plane. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-07-26 18:21:23
Last update:
2024-01-25 17:30:04
Building:
Nestorian(?) monastery
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Syriac inscription on a piece of a limestone excavated in the chapel (Raum 601) but it was found in a secondary context. The two lines at the top are written somewhat larger than the four lines that follow. However, as can be easily recognized, they come from the same hand and thus prove to belong together. The inscription is broken and missing some part of text to the right (the beginnings of each line). As the content of the text suggests, the lines must originally have been at least twice, if not three times as long. Dimensions: ca. 21x11x29 cm.
Text:
Date: 501 CE - 800 CE
6th -8th century CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina Tel Masos (Khirbet al-Msas; Hirbet el-Mšaš) 31.1247, 34.5800 Nestorian(?) monastery the chapel (Raum 601)
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: religious inscription
Summary:
Inscription in Syriac script from Tel Masos (Khirbet al-Msas; Hirbet el-Mšaš). 501 CE - 800 CE.
Changes history: 2023-07-26 Tomasz Barański Creation; 2024-01-25 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2024-01-25 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
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"lege/setze/bestimme/halte/nimm an/erreicht/bestätige/bekräftige/erhebe/errichte/versprich!
damit ich dir (Psalmen) singe
hört!
„(wenn immer) ich zurückweisen sollte”/ „ich hätte zurückweisen sollen“/„daß ich zurückwies”/ „ich pflegte zurückzuweisen“/ „ich wollte
5zurückweisen“/ „ich würde zurückweisen“
hilflos/Schild/Sünden/Liebe “damit ich dir singe” / “ich will singen”
???"
Commentary
Whatever the exact content of these lines may have been, it is clear that we are dealing with a psalm-like prayer of supplication and praise. This identification is also supported by the location of the inscription, namely the chapel, as the most suitable place to write a prayer on the wall.
Bibliography (edition)
- P., Maiberger, 1983, Die syrischen Inschriften als Quelle zur Geschichte der Nestorianer in Palästina, [in:] Fritz V., Kempinski A. Ergebnisse Der Ausgrabungen Auf Der Hirbet El-Msas (Tel Masos) 1972-1975: Teil I, Wiesbaden, 163–166.
Bibliography
- V., Fritz, A., Kempinski, 1983, Ergebnisse Der Ausgrabungen Auf Der Hirbet El-Msas (Tel Masos) 1972-1975: Teil I: Textband. Teil II: Tafelband. Teil III: Plane, Wiesbaden.