Church/Monastery name:
Ashdod Yam (Azotos Paralios) - Church of the Deaconesses
Inscription number:
13
Inscription type:
dedicatory
Location:
In Room 3, the westernmost room of the northern annex of the church.
Physical description :
The characters, 7.5-10.7 cm high.
Text:
Εὐ[χε̑ς (?)Κ]άρου or [Ὑπὲρ] | εὐ[χῆϛ ?Κ]άρου
2 τοῦ [ἁγ]ιω(τάτου) ἡμῶ(ν)
ἐπ[ισκ(όπου) τ]όδε τὸ
4 ἔργ[ον ἐγ]ένετο
[μηνὶ Ξα]νθικῷ
6 [ἰ]νδ(ικτιῶνος) η′
Translation:
By the prayers of our most holy bishop Carus this work was done in the
month Xanthikos of the eighth indiction.
Given date:
month
indiction
Summary:
A building inscription of bishop Carus.