Church/Monastery name:
Ḥorvat Beer Shem'a; Birsama - St. Stephanos
Inscription number:
1
Selected bibliography:
p. 76*, no. 1, fig. 3 (ph.) (ed. pr.) | |
597-598, no. 659 (Feissel) | |
44-45, no. 49 |
Epigraphical corpora:
SEG 46 (1996): 2004
Inscription type:
commemorative
dedicatory
Location:
In a round mosaic medallion to the left of the baptismal font.
Illustrative material:
Physical description :
Seven-line mosaic inscription inside a round medallion.
Text:
Ὑπὲρ σω-
τηρίας Θεο-
δώρου κ(αὶ) ἀνα-
4 πα⟨ύ⟩σεως Στεφ(άνου)
κ(αὶ) Ὀμμοσελά-
μης κ(αὶ) Ζονέ-
νης.
Translation:
For the salvation of Theodoros and for the rest of Stephanos and Ommoselame and Zonene. (Tzaferis)
Summary:
Seven-line commemorative mosaic inscription within a round medallion, in the floor of the baptistry chapel.
Epigraphical Abbreviations:
diagonal stroke, curved legs for κ(αί)
Ομμοσελάμη: "nom Arabe nouveau en grec" (Feissel).