Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Creator Michael Satlow Brown University Bett 0001

Betthar, Mid-6th Century CE to early 8th Century. Mosaic. Dedicatory

Squar medallion Border of Inscription

Mid-6th Century CE to early 8th Century Judaea Betthar Pavement

Oriented north-east

Taxonomies for IIP controlled values

 Initial Entry Edited (Notes and minor fixes)

Ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας καὶ ἀντιλήμφεως Ἀλυπίου τοῦ φιλοχρίστου καὶ τῶν διαφερόντων.

For the salvation and succour of Alypios the friend of Christ, and his neighbours.

"… the precise nature of the building is unknown, though judging by the north-east orientation of the four Greek inscriptions recovered, as well as their apparent Christian context, it was in all probability a funerary chapel."

Ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας καὶ ἀντιλήμφεως Ἀλυπίου τοῦ φιλοχρίστου καὶ τῶν διαφερόντων.

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