Inscription number:
4
Selected bibliography:
233, no. 1162 (ed. pr.) | |
117, no. 199, pl. CXXIX.2 (ph.) | |
157, no. 4 | |
116-117, no. 161 |
Epigraphical corpora:
SEG 62 (2012): 1643
CIIP III (2014): 2425 (ph.)
Inscription type:
dedicatory
Location:
Findspot: In the central mosaic carpet of the nave near the northwestern corner.
Pres. loc.: Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. 1956-1390.
Physical description :
Three-line mosaic inscription, oriented south, set in a semicircular frame near the northern border of the carpet, east of inscription 3. Letters (4.2-5.5 cm high) are traced in black against a white background and belong to the square alphabet. In l.3, a short horizontal stroke made of two black tesserae for abbreviation.
Text:
Ζο-
νενος
μονάζ(ων)
Translation:
Zonenos the monk.
Date:
5th cent.
Summary:
Dedicatory inscription of Zonenos the monk in a semicircular frame, in the central mosaic carpet of the nave.
Epigraphical Abbreviations:
small horizontal stroke