Bir el Qutt - ST. THEODORE

Church/Monastery name: 
Bir el Qutt - ST. THEODORE
Inscription number: 
2
Selected bibliography: 
See under inscr. 1.
Abbreviation for Journals and Series
Inscription type: 
dedicatory
Location: 

In the western portico of the courtyard.

Physical description : 

Arranged in three separate framed squares; round Georgian uncial script (asomtavruli).

Text: 

ႣႠႻႳႷႻ

ႤႳႷႪႬႨႫ

ႠႧႬႨႡႠ

ႩႳႷႰႣႠ

ႢႰႨႳႰႫ

ႨႦႣႣႠႫ

ႠႸႳႡႬႨ

ႫႠႧႬႨႵ˜Ⴄ

Ⴘ[--]Ⴈ[--]Ⴌ

ႠႫႤႬ

და ძუძ|ეულნი მ|ათნი ბა|კურ და |

გრი ორმ|იზდ და ნ|აშობნი | მათნი

ქ(რისტ)ე | შ [ე]ი[წყალე]ნ | ამენ

Translit.: da dzoudz|eulni m|at’ni ba|kur da | gri orm|izd da n|ašobni | mat’ni

k(rist)e | š(e)i(tsq’ale)n | amen

Translation: 



And their alumni Bakur and Gri-Ormizd and their children. Christ, have mercy.

Amen.

Commentary: 

Both persons have theophoric names of Persian origin. It has been suggested to identify Bakur with a king of Kartli, the grandfather of Peter the Iberian. But see commentary to inscr. no. 1.

Summary: 

Georgian dedicatory inscription of Bakur and Gri-Ormizd, 6 c. CE

Contents
Personal names: 
Bakur (in Georgian), Gri-Ormizd (in Georgian)
Kinship terms: 
children
Epigraphical formulae: 
Lord/Christ, have mercy...
amen