Complete
Linguistic features:
Mixed shapes of letters
Formulae:
ܐܢܐ or "I" followed by a name; ܒܢ built by
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 501
-
AD 600
Language:
Syriac
Monumental:
Medium:
architrave
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
Foundation of a baptistery
Funds:
Price:
Placement:
door/window lintel
People mentioned:
Name:
RBN DNḤʾ/our master Denḥā
Patronym:
Status:
religious_authority
Ethnic allegance:
unspecified
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Founder
Occupation:
monk_or_clergyman
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Christianity
Religious denomination:
unspecified
Language:
Syriac
Description
date: unknown. Probably sixth century which can be inferred from the archaeological context – a baptistery very likely constructed in this century. description: On an architrave found near the baptistery’s doorway. Dimensions of the slab: H. 12 cm; W. 175 cm. Letter height 3–6 cm. Unusual lettering. ed. Jarry 1967, 155, no. 27. Cf. TIB 15, p. 1338. ..] ܐܢܐ ܪܒܢ ܕܢܚܐ ܕܒܢܝܬ ܒܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܒܟܦܪܐ ♰ ‘C’est moi Raban Denho qui ai édifié dans le baptistère dans le village de …’ (tr. J. Jarry) ‘I, Raban Denho, who built in the baptistery in the village of …’ commentary: Jarry rightly expected that this inscription contained the ancient name of the modern village of Kafr Mū. It is truly a pity that the second part of the toponym is lost. Klaus Peter Todt and Bernard Andreas Vest vocalized the name of the donor as “our master Denḥā".
Author:
Paweł Nowakowski
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2022-08-09 17:49:35
Last update:
2023-11-13 19:05:30
Building:
baptistery
Dimensions: surface: w 175 x h 12 cm
Condition: On an architrave found near the baptistery’s doorway.
Text: Letter height 3–6 cm. Unusual lettering. Mixed shapes of letters.
Date: 501 CE - 600 CE
Probably sixth century which can be inferred from the archaeological context – a baptistery very likely constructed in this century.
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Syria Kafr Mū (Kefrmu; Kafer Mou; Kfar Mu) 36.2, 36.533333 baptistery door/window lintel
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: building inscription
Summary:
Inscription from a baptistery in Kafr Mū (Kefrmu; Kafer Mou; Kfar Mu). 501 CE - 600 CE.
Changes history: 2022-08-09 Pawel Nowakowski Creation; 2023-11-13 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2023-10-26 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
; @2021Translation
‘C’est moi Raban Denho qui ai édifié dans le baptistère dans le village de …’ (tr. J. Jarry)
‘I, Raban Denho, who built in the baptistery in the village of …’
Commentary
Jarry rightly expected that this inscription contained the ancient name of the modern village of Kafr Mū. It is truly a pity that the second part of the toponym is lost. Johannes Koder vocalized the name of the donor as “our master Denḥā".
Bibliography (edition)
- J., Jarry, 1967, Inscriptions arabes, syriaques et grecques du massif du Bélus en Syrie du nord [avec 42 planches], Annales Islamologiques 7, 155, 27.
Bibliography
- TIB 15 K.-P., Todt, B. A., Vest, 2014, Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Vienna, 1338.