10-14, phs. 7-9 (Tsafrir) (in Hebrew) (ed. pr.) | |
412-413, fig. 5 |
SEG 41 (1991): 1542; 45 (1995): 1974
Engraved on Surface 1 of the northern wall in Cave 2.
Several specially smoothed surfaces engraved with inscriptions were found on the northern wall of Cave 2. Due to the peeling off of the rock and later engravings, only a few lines on Surface 1 (ca. 85x50 cm) can be deciphered. Height of the letters is irregular and between 2-7 cm.
(a) ☩ Ἅγ(ιε)
(b) ☩ Χ(ριστ)έ, βοήθη(σον)
(c) ☩ καὶ Κ̣Λ̣ -
(d) ☩ Ἅγ(ιε) Θεώδορε, βο(ήθησον).
(e) ☩ Κύρ(ιε), βοήθησον
τὸν δοῦλόν σου
Ζαχαρίας.
(a) Saint ...
(b) Christ, help!
(c) ... and Kl...
(d) Saint Theodore, help!
(e) Lord, help Thy servant, Zachariah!
(c) Κ̣Λ̣ Tsafrir, Κ̣Α̣ SEG 41.
Grafitti with invocations of Christ and of Saint Theodore, on the northern wall of Cave 2.