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Linguistic features:
Mixed shapes of letters
Formulae:
ܒܫܢܬ In the year
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 501
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AD 600
Language:
Syriac
Monumental:
Medium:
lintel
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
Funds:
Price:
Placement:
door/window lintel
People mentioned:
Description
date: unknown. As in the case of the other Syriac inscription from this site, it should be roughly contemporary with the baptistery, very likely constructed in the sixth century. description: on the outer face of the lintel over the doorway of the baptistery. Dimensions of the entire stone: H. 13,5 cm; W. 62 cm. Letter height 3–8 cm. The lettering very similar to that of the other Syriac inscription found at the entrance. Unusual letter lettering. ed. Jarry 1967, 155–156, no. 28. Cf. TIB 15, p. 1338. ܝܢܐ ܐܛܝܘܟܝܐ[.. ‘… Antioche (?)’ (tr. J. Jarry) commentary: Jarry found it very difficult to read this piece. This may be the end of a dating formula where the date was calculated according to the era of Antioch, hence a a dating formula of the ܒܫܢܬ type.
Author:
Paweł Nowakowski
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2022-08-09 17:56:56
Last update:
2023-11-13 19:10:27
Building:
baptistery
Dimensions: surface: w 62 x h 13,5 cm
Condition: On the outer face of the lintel over the doorway of the baptistery.
Text: Letter height 3–8 cm. The lettering very similar to that of the other Syriac inscription found at the entrance. Unusual lettering. Mixed shapes of letters.
Date: 501 CE - 600 CE
As in the case of the other Syriac inscription from this site, it should be roughly contemporary with the baptistery, very likely constructed in the sixth 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:
Other Syriac inscription from a baptistery in Kafr Mū (Kefrmu; Kafer Mou; Kfar Mu). 501 CE - 600 CE.
Changes history: 2022-08-09 Pawel Nowakowski Creation; 2023-08-30 Pawel Nowakowski Last modification; 2023-10-26 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
; @2021Commentary
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, 155-156, 28.
Bibliography
- TIB 15 K.-P., Todt, B. A., Vest, 2014, Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Vienna, 1338.