'Ein Fattir - Church

Church/Monastery name: 
ʿEin Fattir - Church
Inscription number: 
3
Selected bibliography: 
439, fig. 2, pl. XVII.2 (ph., dr.) (ed. pr.)
649-657, at 650
57, no. 71
Abbreviation for Journals and Series
Epigraphical corpora: 

SEG 42 (1992): 1422; 56 (2006): 1892

CIIP IV.1 (2018): 3196 (dr.)

Inscription type: 
invocation/prayer
Location: 

In the mosaic pavement, on the axis of the main mosaic carpet of the nave, in the tip of a lozenge.

Pres. loc.: In situ.

Physical description : 

Three lines of a fragmentary mosaic inscription set in the tip of one of the lozenges (formed by two rows of black tesserrae), in the main mosaic carpet, on the axis of the nave. Letters ca. 7 cm high in red tesserae against a white backround, in round script. Letters of third line broken. Horizontal stroke above nomen sacrum.

Text: 

Χ(ριστ)ὲ

βοή

[θι --

Translation: 

Christ, help ...

Summary: 

Fragmentary invocation in the main mosaic carpet of the nave.

Contents
Epigraphical formulae: 
Lord/Christ, help...
Epigraphical Abbreviations: 
horizonal stroke over nomen sacrum