Ḥura; Ḥorvat Ḥura; Khirbet Ḥura - Monastery

Church/Monastery name:

Inscription number:

Selected bibliography:

Varga, D., 2015	(Y. Ustinova)
Varga, D. and Rasyuk, A., 2017	115 (ph.) (Y. Ustinova) (in Hebrew)

Abbreviation for Journals and Series

Epigraphical corpora:

SEG 65 (2015): 1766 (ed. pr.)

Inscription type:

building

Location:

In the mosaic floor in front of the entrance to the main courtyard, belonging to an earlier building upon which the monastery was constructed.

Physical description :

Broken three-line mosaic inscription within a rectangular frame. Βlack letters on white background with red ruled lines and polychrome border.

Text:

☩ Ἐπὶ τοῦ θεοφιλεστάτου Σόμμ[ου ἡγουμένου (?) ὅτι ἐκ τ-]

ῶν καμάτων αὐτοῦ καὶ Ἐλε̣[υθερίου τὰ ὧδε ἐγένετο (?).]

Ἐτελιώθ(η) δὲ μη(νὶ) Ἀρτεμησίο̣[υ - - - ]

Translation:

Under the most God-loving Somm[os, abbot (? or priest, or deacon), for by] his efforts and (those) of Ele[utherios this here work was done (?).] And it was completed in the month of Artemiso[s ... ]

Commentary:

Sommos or Somas or Summos is a common Palestinian name, the only possible solution given the surviving letters; also the restoration Ele[utherios] is most likely. The name of Sommos was probably followed by his title, ἡγουμένου or πρεσβυτέρου or even διακόνου. For a similar wording (because by his efforts — usually meaning ‘at his expenses’ — a certain work was done), see Inscr. 2 in the church at Kh. Beiyudat (CAHL, pp. 267–268).

Given date:

month

Summary:

Dated mosaic building inscription of Somm[os] and Ele[utherios], belonging to an earlier building upon which the monastery was constructed.

Contents

Actions:

the work was done

Epithets of clergy/monks:

God-loving (theophiles)

Personal names:

Eleutherios, Sommos

Epigraphical formulae:

own efforts (spoudê, kamatos/kopos)

Epigraphical Abbreviations:

overhanging eta for μη(νί)