Greek inscription on a mosaic by Paulus for himself and Maria from Jabaliya (JAB0104)

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Title

Greek inscription on a mosaic by Paulus for himself and Maria from Jabaliya (JAB0104)

Description

Greek inscription on a mosaic from the church at el-Mkeitim in Jabaliya (near Gaza), dated c.528-530 CE. The dedication celebrations the priest Paulus' donation of the mosaic pavement, on his own behalf and on behalf of his sister, Maria, during the administration of a certain Procopius. Paulus and Maria are also known from other mosaics in the same church; see JAB0101-JAB0103, JAB0105.

Source

Jabaliya

Publisher

CIIP3 no. 2453

Date

528-530 CE

Format

Mosaic

Language

Greek

Identifier

JAB0104

Mosaic Inscription Item Type Metadata

Brief Description of Mosaic Theme

White mosaic with black tesserae

Diplomatic

ΕΠΙΠΡΟΚΟΠΙΟΥΠΡΕΣΒΚΠΑ
ΡΑΜΟΝΑΠΑΥΛΟΣΠΡΕΖΒΥ
ΥΠΕΡΣΩΤΗΡΙΑΣΑΥΤΟΥΚΑΝΑ
ΠΑΥΜΑΡΙΑΣ[..]ΠΑΡΘΕΕΨΗΦΩΣΕΝΤΑΩΔΕ

Translation

Paulus, the priest, paved these (places) here with mosaic under the priest and administrator Procopius on behalf of his salvation and the rest of Maria, eternal virgin.

Diplomatic Constituted From

CIIP3

Translation Constituted From

CIIP3

Current Location (if known)

Church of el-Mkheitim, Jabaliya

Name 1

Paulus

Role 1

Priest

Name 2

Maria

Name 3

Procopius

Selected Bibliography

Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume III: South Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp. 400-401, no.2453

Saliou, C. 2000. "Gaza dans l'antique tardive: nouveaux documents epigraphiques." Revue Biblique 107(3): 390-411.

Citation

“Greek inscription on a mosaic by Paulus for himself and Maria from Jabaliya (JAB0104),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 16, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/108.

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