Complete
Linguistic features:
Formulae:
ἐπὶ; ἐγένετο
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 575
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AD 575
Language:
Greek
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
building of the monastery
Funds:
Price:
Placement:
the east end of the praying hall (L8) next to the bema (L68)
People mentioned:
Name:
Elias
Patronym:
Status:
religious_authority
Ethnic allegance:
Semitic
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Founder
Occupation:
head of the monastery
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
unspecified
Language:
Greek
Name:
Nonnos
Patronym:
Status:
religious_authority
Ethnic allegance:
Semitic
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Founder
Occupation:
monk_or_clergyman
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
unspecified
Language:
Greek
Name:
Selaumon
Patronym:
Status:
religious_authority
Ethnic allegance:
Semitic
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Benefactor
Occupation:
deacon
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
unspecified
Language:
Greek
Name:
Barauchos
Patronym:
Status:
religious_authority
Ethnic allegance:
Semitic
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Benefactor
Occupation:
monk_or_clergyman
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
unspecified
Language:
Greek
Description
date: 575 CE description: Greek inscription on mosaic located the east end of the praying hall (L8) next to the bema (L68). Text within tabula ansata begins with a cross and ends with a palm branch. The mosaic is is compose of multicolour heart-shaped leaves inside a double guilloche frame. Dimensions: 3.2 × 0.5 m ed. Ustinova 2023: Inscription 2 ἐπὶ τῶν θεοφιλ(εστάτων) Ἠλίου κὲ Νόννου κὲ Σελαυμώνος διακόνου ἐγένετο τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο κ’ ἡ οἰκοδομὴ πᾶσ(α) αὑτοῦ μοναστηρίου ἐν μηνὶ Δισίου ἰνδ(ικτιόνος) ὀγδόης ἔτους τῆς πόλ(εως) τος́ κὲ Βαραύχου 'Under the most god-loving Elias and Nonnos and Selaumon the deacon this work was done and the entire building of this monastery in the month of Daisios in the eighth indiction, year 376 of the era of the polis, and Barauchos.' commentary: The era of Eleutheropolis, which was most likely employed here, started at the beginning of 199 CE. Therefore, year 367 indicated in this inscription should be interpreted as 575 CE, when the month Daisios fell on May-June. Elias and Nonnon are quite common names in Byzantine Palestine. Selaumon, however, is another Semitic name that has no exact parallel in epigraphic sources. One Σελαμάνος is mentioned in two epitaphs at Sobata (SEG 31, 1428 and 1443) from the mid-late seventh century CE. Another parallels for this name can be found at Jabaliyah near Gaza, Σαλαηανος and a priest and hegumen called Σαλα(ω)ν were mentioned in the 6th c. mosaic inscriptions from the local church (SEG 50, 1495 and 1492). The last name Barauchos, which is mentioned after the date formula, is of Semitic origin. There is a similar name Βάραχος mentioned in the mid-fifth c. mosaic at Nahariyya (SEG 37, 1514) and a form Βαράχων is known from the aforementioned church near Gaza (SEG 50, 1482). Additionally, Βαρώχιος is inscribed on a liturgical vessel, datable to late sixth–early seventh centuries, from Attarothi in northern Syria (SEG 48, 1850) SEG 65 1767 Ustinova, Y. Greek Inscriptions from the Byzantine-Period Monastery at Ḥura. ‘Atiqot 110 (2023): 385-393. Varga, D., Talgam, R., A Byzantine-Period Monastery at Ḥura. ‘Atiqot 110 (2023): 365-384. https://search.inscriptionsisraelpalestine.org/viewinscr/khur0002/
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Paweł Nowakowski
Created:
2023-09-14 10:54:45
Last update:
2025-09-02 11:31:21
Building:
Monastery
Site:
Hura (Northen Negev)
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Greek inscription on mosaic located the east end of the praying hall (L8) next to the bema (L68). Text within tabula ansata begins with a cross and ends with a palm branch. The mosaic is is compose of multicolour heart-shaped leaves inside a double guilloche frame. Dimensions: 3.2 × 0.5 m.
Text:
Date: 575 CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestine Hura (Northen Negev) 31.298333, 34.939167 Monastery the east end of the praying hall (L8) next to the bema (L68)
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: mosaic inscription
Summary:
Inscription on mosaic in Greek script from Hura (Northen Negev). 575 CE.
Changes history: 2023-09-14 Tomasz Barański Creation; 2024-01-29 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2024-01-29 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
; @2021Translation
'Under the most god-loving Elias and Nonnos and Selaumon the deacon this work was done and the entire building of this monastery in the month of Daisios in the eighth indiction, year 376 of the era of the polis, and Barauchos.'
Commentary
The era of Eleutheropolis, which was most likely employed here, started at the beginning of 199 CE. Therefore, year 367 indicated in this inscription should be interpreted as 575 CE, when the month Daisios fell on May-June. Elias and Nonnon are quite common names in Byzantine Palestine. Selaumon, however, is another Semitic name that has no exact parallel in epigraphic sources. One Σελαμάνος is mentioned in two epitaphs at Sobata (SEG 31, 1428 and 1443) from the mid-late seventh century CE. Another parallels for this name can be found at Jabaliyah near Gaza, Σαλαηανος and a priest and hegumen called Σαλα(ω)ν were mentioned in the 6th c. mosaic inscriptions from the local church (SEG 50, 1495 and 1492). The last name Barauchos, which is mentioned after the date formula, is of Semitic origin. There is a similar name Βάραχος mentioned in the mid-fifth c. mosaic at Nahariyya (SEG 37, 1514) and a form Βαράχων is known from the aforementioned church near Gaza (SEG 50, 1482). Additionally, Βαρώχιος is inscribed on a liturgical vessel, datable to late sixth–early seventh centuries, from Attarothi in northern Syria (SEG 48, 1850).
Bibliography (edition)
- Y., Ustinova, 2023, Greek Inscriptions from the Byzantine-Period Monastery at Ḥura., Atiqot 110, 385-393.
Bibliography
- SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 65, 1767. D., Varga, R., Talgam, 2023, A Byzantine-Period Monastery at Ḥura, Atiqot 110, 365-384.