kl dq[rʾ nṣlʾ]
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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 excavated in the chapel (Raum 601). The block, broken into two unequal parts, measures ca. 27.5 x 14.5 cm on the surface. Its depth is ca. 30 cm. The letters are 1.5-5 cm high. ed. Maiberger 1983: 168-169 ܟܠ ܕܩ(ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ) kl dq[rʾ nṣlʾ] "Jeder, der (dies) liest, möge beten!" commentary: This formula and its similar variations were often used at the walls of buildings and graves. For example, on a building inscription in Borg es-Sab’a from the year 858/9 CE. 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 18:30:35
Last update:
2024-01-25 18:51:19
Building:
Nestorian(?) monastery
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Syriac inscription excavated in the chapel (Raum 601). The block, broken into two unequal parts, measures ca. 27.5 x 14.5 cm on the surface. Its depth is ca. 30 cm.
Text: Letter height 1,5 – 5 cm
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: building 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
; @2021Translation
"Jeder, der (dies) liest, möge beten!"
Commentary
This formula and its similar variations were often used at the walls of buildings and graves. For example, on a building inscription in Borg es-Sab’a from the year 858/9 CE.
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, 168–169.
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.