Jabaliyah; el-Mkheitim - Church

Church/Monastery name: 
Jabaliyah; el-Mkheitim - Church
Inscription number: 
8
Selected bibliography: 
Saliou, C., 2000
399-400, no. 9, pl. IV.a (ph.) (ed. pr.)
Feissel, D. and Gatier, P.-L., 2001
584, no. 502 (Feissel)
Madden, A. M., 2014
67, no. 81
Abbreviation for Journals and Series
Epigraphical corpora: 

SEG 50 (2000): 1487

CIIP III (2014): 2450 (dr.)

Inscription type: 
building
Location: 

In the southern of two medallions in the western mosaic carpet of the central room of the baptistery (Locus 11).

Physical description : 

Damaged nine-line mosaic inscription within a round medallion; white background, letters on guidelines in multicolored tesserae.

Meas.: letters 6-7.6 cm.

Text: 

       [Ἐπὶ] τ[οῦ]

       ὁσιοτάτου κ(αὶ)

       ἁγιοτάτου ἡμῶν

4     ἐπισκόπου Μαρκι-

       ανοῦ καὶ Κυ[ρι-]

       ακοῦ χωροε[πισκ(όπου)]

       ἐψηφώθη [ἔτο-]

8     υς θχʹ, μη(νὸς) Λ[ῴ-]

       ου.

Translation: 

Under our most sainted and most holy bishop Marcianus and the country bishop Cyriacus this mosaic was done in the year 609, month of Loos. (CIIP)

Commentary: 

Year 609 (era of Gaza) = 549 AD.

Given date: 
year
month
Date: 
July/August 549
Summary: 

Building inscription within a medallion, in the western mosaic carpet of the central room of the baptistery, July/August 549.

Contents
Actions: 
was paved with mosaic
Ecclesiastical titles: 
bishop
chorepiscopus
Epithets of clergy/monks: 
most holy (hagiotatos)
most saintly (hosiotatos)
Personal names: 
Cyriacus, Marcianus
Epigraphical Abbreviations: 
horizontal stroke for numerals