Jabaliyah; el-Mkheitim - Church

Church/Monastery name:

Inscription number:

Selected bibliography:

Saliou, C., 2000	405-406, no. 15, pl. VII.b (ph.) (ed. pr.)
Feissel, D. and Gatier, P.-L., 2001	584, no. 502 (Feissel)
Madden, A. M., 2014	64, no. 81

Abbreviation for Journals and Series

Epigraphical corpora:

SEG 50 (2000): 1493

CIIP III (2014): 2456 (dr.)

Inscription type:

building

Location:

In the mosaic carpet of the nave of the basilica (Locus 4).

Physical description :

Eight-line mosaic inscription in a section displaying medallions formed from a vine-trellis. Differently colored letters, partly made of glass, on white background (ll.1-2: blue; ll.3-6: black; ll.7-8.: red). Begins and ends with a cross.

Meas.: letters 4.4-7.6 cm.

Text:

☩ Ἐγένετο τὸ πᾶν ἔρ-

γον τῆς χαμωψηφόσεος

ταύτης ἐπὶ Σεργίου τοῦ

4 ἁγιωτ(άτου) ἡμῶν ἐπισκόπου

Ἄζης καὶ Στεφάνου Θω[μ]-

ᾶ περ(ιοδευτοῦ) καὶ ἡγουμένου ἐν μη(νὶ)

Λῴου τοῦ βϙψʹ

8 ἔτους, ἰνδ(ικτιῶνος) ιεʹ. ☩

Translation:

The whole work of this mosaic on the floor was completed under our most holy bishop of Gaza, Sergius, and under Stephanus (son) of Thomas, periodeutes and abbot, in the month of Loos, year 792, indiction 15. (CIIP)

Commentary:

Year 792 (era of Gaza) = 732 AD; Loios: 25 July until 23 August, which in 732 AD fell on the 15th indiction.

Given date:

year

month

indiction

Date:

July/August 732

Summary:

Building inscription within a semi-medallion, in the mosaic carpet of the nave of the basilica, July/August 732 CE.

Contents

Actions:

the work was done

Definitions of building/part of building:

psephosis,psephotheteia (mosaic)

Ecclesiastical titles:

bishop

periodeutes

Monastical titles:

abbot/hegumen

Epithets of clergy/monks:

most holy (hagiotatos)

Geographical names:

Gaza

Personal names:

Sergius, Stephanus, Thomas

Epigraphical Abbreviations:

stigma, overhanging eta for μη(νί), horizontal stroke for ἰνδ(ικτιῶνος) and numerals