21, figs. 15-16 (phs.) (ed. pr.) | |
III, 248-251 |
CIIP I.2 (2012): 902 (phs.)
Findspot: In front of the entrance to the cave of Gethsemane, covering two tombs (nos. 58 and 52 in Corbo, Ricerche pl. I), to the right of the descending steps of the modern entrance, bounded on the north side by a water channel of the Roman period (nos. 63 and 64 in Corbo pl. I).
Pres. loc.: In situ.
The mosaic is made of small tesserae and adorned with florets in blue and red on a white background. It encloses an inscribed panel of which only the upper left corner remains, with the beginning of the first line and two letters at the beginning of the second. The letters are traced in red tesserae. Lunate sigma.
Meas.: h 15, w 75 (max., frame), l.1: 54 cm (max.); letters 6-7 cm.
Κ(ύρι)ε ἀνάπαυσ[ον - - ]
ΝΑ[ - - ]
Lord, give rest …
Fragmentary mosaic inscription with an invocation of the Lord, covering two tombs at the entrance to the cave.
The mosaic pavement covering the two tombs above the crypt cannot be earlier than the 5th cent.