158-159, no. 6 (dr.) (ed. pr.) | |
111, no. 152 |
SEG 40 (1990): 1498
CIIP IV.1 (2018): 3140 (ph., dr.)
Findspot: Mosaic pavement in the eastern end of the great hall in the northwest corner of the building (the refectory), near and facing the main (eastern) entrance.
Pres. loc.: In situ.
Six lines of calligraphic script (within a decorated tabula ansata; ca. 3.0 x 0.75 m) beginning with a palm leaf and ending with a decorative element. Minimal abbreviation: stigmas and a horizontal stroke above the sacred name. Elaborately shaped letters exhibiting features in common with Inscriptions nos. 2, 3, 7 and appearing in late 6th - early 7th cent. mosaics
(palm leaf) Ἐπὶ τοῦ ὁσίου πατρὸς ἡμῶν
Γενεσίου πρεσβυτέρου κ(αὶ) ἀρχι-
μανδρίτου ἐγένετο κ(αὶ) τοῦτο τὸ ἔργον
4 ὑπὲρ τε̃ς σωτηρίας αὑτοῦ κ(αὶ) τῆς ἐν
Χ(ριστ)ῷ συνοδίας αὐτοῦ. Ἐτελιώθι δʹ
ἐν μηνὶ Μαρτίῳ ἰνδ(ικτιῶνος) αʹ. (vine)
In the days of our saintly father Genesius, priest and archimandrite, this work too was done, for the salvation of himself and of his community in Christ. It was completed on the fourth (day) of the month of March of the first indiction.
Dated building inscription, in the mosaic pavement in the eastern end of the refectory.
τε̃ς for τῆς; ἐτελιώθι for ἐτελειώθη. The script exhibits features found in mosaics of the late 6th and early 7th century. Therefore it is reasonable to assume that the Indiction 1 cited corresponded to either 567/8 or, even more likely, 582/3, considering that a third man was abbot between the second John and Genesius (see insc. 2).