Greek inscription on a mosaic concerning a donation by Paul and Maria from Jabaliya (JAB0102)
Dublin Core
Title
Greek inscription on a mosaic concerning a donation by Paul and Maria from Jabaliya (JAB0102)
Description
Inscribed mosaic celebrating donations by Paulus and Maria from the church of el-Mkheitim at Jabaliya (near Gaza), dated 528-530 CE. Paulus and Maria are also known from other mosaics in the same church; see JAB0101, JAB0103-JAB0105.
Source
Publisher
CIIP3: 2447
Date
Format
Mosaic
Language
Identifier
JAB0102
Mosaic Inscription Item Type Metadata
Brief Description of Mosaic Theme
White mosaic background with colored tesserae
Location of Inscription
Central nave
Diplomatic
[--]ΔΕΞΣΤΗΝ
ΚΑΡΠΟΦΟΡΙΑΝ
ΤΩΝΠΡΟΣΕΙΝΙΚΟΤΩΝ
[..]ΥΛΟΥΚΑΙΜΑΡΙΑΣ
ΚΑΡΠΟΦΟΡΙΑΝ
ΤΩΝΠΡΟΣΕΙΝΙΚΟΤΩΝ
[..]ΥΛΟΥΚΑΙΜΑΡΙΑΣ
Translation
Lord, accept the offering of the donators Paulus and Maria.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP3
Translation Constituted From
CIIP3
Current Location (if known)
Church of el-Mkheitim, Jabaliya
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Notes
Paulus and Maria appear as donors on a second inscription from the same church (CIIP3 no.2454 + JAB0201)
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. pp394, no.2447
Saliou, C. 2000. "Gaza dans l'antique tardive: nouveaux documents epigraphiques." Revue Biblique 107(3): 390-411.
Saliou, C. 2000. "Gaza dans l'antique tardive: nouveaux documents epigraphiques." Revue Biblique 107(3): 390-411.
Citation
“Greek inscription on a mosaic concerning a donation by Paul and Maria from Jabaliya (JAB0102),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 16, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/95.