Ḥorvat Beer Shem'a; Birsama - St. Stephanos

Church/Monastery name: 

Ḥorvat Beer Shem'a; Birsama - St. Stephanos

Inscription number: 

5

Selected bibliography: 

Gazit, D. and Lender, Y., 1992	36 (ph.)
Tzaferis, V., 1996	79*, no. 5, fig. 7 (ph.)
Feissel, D. and Gatier, P.-L., 1997	597-598, no. 659 (Feissel)
Madden, A. M., 2014	44, no. 49

Abbreviation for Journals and Series

Epigraphical corpora: 

AE 1993: 1630 (ed. pr.)

SEG 46 (1996): 2008

Inscription type: 

dedicatory

Location: 

In the mosaic pavement on the western part of the chancel, at the foot of the bema.

Physical description : 

Four-line mosaic incscription within a tabula ansata. The last two lines are severly damaged.

Text: 

Ύπὲρ σωτηρίας

τῶν καρποφορούν-

των κ(αὶ) [καρποφο-]

ρησάν̣[των - - -].

Translation: 

For the salvation of those who give offerings and of those who gave offerings. (Tzaferis)

Summary: 

Damaged four-line anonymous dedicatory mosaic inscription, in the western part of the chancel.

Contents

Epigraphical formulae: 

salvation/preservation (sôtêria)

those who offer/have offered/will offer