149-151 (dr.) (ed. pr.) | |
91, no. 119 |
SEG 53 (2003): 1854
CIIP I/2 (2012): App. 10* (ph.)
Findspot: In the southernmost room (Room 27) of the western annex of the Monastery of Theodorus and Cyriacus (Unit G): see D. Amit - J. Seligman - I. Zilberbod, in: G. Bottini - L. Di Segni - L. Chrupcala eds., One Land – Many Cultures, 2003, 140 fig. 1 (plan).
Pres. loc.: Knesset Archaeological Garden.
Round mosaic medallion with a floral frame in red, black, olive green, gray and white tesserae. At its centre is an eight-line inscription traced in black tesserae, oriented to the south. The lines are separated by double rows of red tesserae. The characters are squat, with flat bases and notable serifs; omicron and delta have a central dot and omega has two. Lunate sigma, w-shaped omega. Abbreviations are marked with a small diagonal stroke; ΟΥ is in ligature in ll.2 and 5.
Meas.: Ø 137 cm (outer frame), 79 cm (inner frame); letters 6.5-7 cm.
Ἐπὶ Θ-
εωδόρου
πρεσβυτέ-
4 ρου κ(αὶ) ἡγουμέ-
νου κ(αὶ) Κυριακ(οῦ) μο-
ναχοῦ ἐγέ-
νετ(ο) τ(ὸ) πᾶν
8 ἔργον.
Under Theodore the priest and hegumen and Cyriacus the monk all this work was done.
Building inscription in a round mosaic medallion, in Room 27 of the western annex of the monastery.
The room containing the inscription, a hall 7 x 8 m, has a colourful mosaic pavement; it was entered from the north and the inscription was read from the entrance. A rectangular marble table, 130 x 88 cm, was found here, an indication that this may have been a dining room for guests. The second personage mentioned in the inscription, Cyriacus, may have been the monk in charge of hospitality. The form of the letters of the inscription points to a date in the late 7 c. or early 8 c. This fits in well with the archaeological data, which date the building of the annexes – among them the western wing – to the Umayyad period.