Jabaliyah; el-Mkheitim - Church

Church/Monastery name: 
Jabaliyah; el-Mkheitim - Church
Inscription number: 
1
Selected bibliography: 
392-393, no. 1, pl. I.a (ph.) (ed. pr.)
584, no. 502 (Feissel)
64, no. 81
Abbreviation for Journals and Series
Epigraphical corpora: 

SEG 50 (2000): 1480

CIIP III (2014): 2443 (dr.)

Inscription type: 
building
Location: 

In the mosaic pavement at the centre of the southern aisle of the basilica (Locus 2).

Physical description : 

Damaged eight-line mosaic inscription within a medallion framed by a square; letters made of multi-colored tesserae on white background.

Meas.: letters 10 cm.

Text: 

         Ἐπὶ Ζη-

         [ν]οβίο[υ]+ΟΥ

         ἐπισκόπου καὶ

4       Δωροθέου καὶ Ζο-

         ναίνου πρεσβύτε-

         ροι ἐψηφώθη

         τοῦ ζνφʹ


8       ἔτους.

Translation: 

The mosaic was laid under bishop Zenobius and under Dorotheus and Zonainus, priests, in the year 557. (CIIP)

Apparatus: 

Ll.1-2.: Ζη|[ν]οβίο[υ] τοῦ Saliou; l.3:  ἐπησκόπου Saliou, but Pleket apud SEG notes that the second vertical hasta is far from certain.

Commentary: 

Year 557 (era of Gaza) = 496/497 AD.

Given date: 
year
Date: 
496/7 AD
Summary: 

Mosaic building inscription within a medallion, at the centre of the southern aisle of the basilica, 496/7 AD.

Contents
Actions: 
was paved with mosaic
Ecclesiastical titles: 
bishop
presbyter
Personal names: 
Dorotheus, Zenobius, Zonainus