Greek inscription on a mosaic for Victor and Salamtha from Jabaliya (JAB0106)

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Title

Greek inscription on a mosaic for Victor and Salamtha from Jabaliya (JAB0106)

Description

Greek inscription from a mosaic found in the church at el-Mkeitim in Jabaliya (near Gaza), from the 5th-6th c. CE. The dedication concerns Victor and Salamtha, who were perhaps husband and wife (JAB0106).

Source

Publisher

CIIP3: 2458

Format

Mosaic

Language

Identifier

JAB0106

Mosaic Inscription Item Type Metadata

Brief Description of Mosaic Theme

Six lines of a Greek inscription within a medallion; black tesserae on a white backround

Diplomatic

ΥΠΕΡΕΣΩΤ
ΤΡΙΑΣΒΙΚΤΩΡ
ΣΑΛΑΗΑΝΟΥΚ
ΣΑΛΑΜΘΑΓΥΚΟ
ΕΙΠΙΣΑΛΑΝΟΣΔΙ
ΑΚΟΜΟΥ

Translation

On behalf of the salvation, Victor son of Saleanus, and Salamtha GYKO, in the times of Salan, deacon

Diplomatic Constituted From

CIIP3

Translation Constituted From

CIIP3

Current Location (if known)

Church of el-Mkheitim, Jabaliya

Name 1

Role 1

Name 2

Name 3

Role 3

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. 406, no.2458

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

Citation

“Greek inscription on a mosaic for Victor and Salamtha from Jabaliya (JAB0106),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed October 8, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/110.

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