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Dating:
AD 450
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AD 700
Language:
Syriac
Monumental:
Medium:
lintel
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Activities commemorated:
unknown
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Placement:
door lintel
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Description
date: unknown. description: Oblong stone used as a lintel and recorded in situ. Dimensions of the stone: H. 20 cm; W. 185 cm. Letter height 3–5 cm. Jacques Jarry was certain that only one line formed the inscription, though he had troubles reading it. ed. Jarry 1967, 152, no. 21. Cf. TIB 15, p. 987–988. ♰ ܐ...ܐܢܪܝܐ commentary: The meaning of this inscription is far from obvious. Jarry hypothesised that this could be the toponym ‘Alexandria’, perhaps Alexandria ad Issum, or Alexandretta, which is a very tentative supposition.
Author:
Paweł Nowakowski
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2022-07-22 22:37:16
Last update:
2023-11-13 15:50:17
Building:
unknown
Dimensions: surface: w 185 x h 20 cm
Condition: Oblong stone used as a lintel and recorded in situ.
Text: Letter height 3–5 cm. Jacques Jarry was certain that only one line formed the inscription, though he had troubles reading it.
Date: 450 CE - 700 CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Syria Bāšakūḥ (Bašakuḥ; Bashakouḥ; Bashkuh) 36.165586, 36.635951 unknown door lintel
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: Christian inscription
Summary:
Inscription on a door lintel from Bāšakūḥ (Bašakuḥ; Bashakouḥ; Bashkuh). 450 CE - 700 CE.
Changes history: 2022-07-22 Pawel Nowakowski Creation; 2023-08-19 Pawel Nowakowski Last modification; 2023-10-20 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
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Commentary
The meaning of this inscription is far from obvious. Jarry hypothesised that this could be the toponym ‘Alexandria’, perhaps Alexandria ad Issum, or Alexandretta, which is a very tentative supposition.
Bibliography (edition)
- J., Jarry,1967, Inscriptions arabes, syriaques et grecques du massif du Bélus en Syrie du nord [avec 42 planches], Annales Islamologiques 7, 152, 21.
Bibliography
- TIB 15 K.-P., Todt, B. A., Vest, 2014, Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Vienna, 987-988.