Ascalon (Newe Yam) - Funerary Chapel

Church/Monastery name:

Inscription number:

Selected bibliography:

Seriy, G., 2012	fig. 5 (ph.)
Ustinova, Y. and Seriy, G., 2018	153-154, no. 3, fig. 9 (ph.) (ed. pr.)

Inscription type:

quotation

Location:

At the centre of the mosaic pavement of the roofed chamber of the chapel, positioned to be read from the northern entrance (L906).

Physical description :

Damaged five-line mosaic inscription. The inscription features a square Ε and a dropshaped O.

Text:

Αὕτη ἡ πύλ-

η τοῦ Κ(υρίο)υ, δί-

καιο[ι εἰσ-]

4 ελε[ύσο]ντ-

αι ἐ[ν α]ὐτῇ.

Translation:

This is the gate of the Lord, the righteous shall enter by it. (Psalms 117 [118]:20)

Summary:

Damaged five-live mosaic inscription with Psalms quotation within a square frame at the middle the roofed chamber of the chapel.

Citations from LXX / NT:

Ps 117 (118):20

Epigraphical Abbreviations:

horizontal stroke over nomen sacrum