Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Creator Michael Satlow Brown University Caes 0425

Caesarea, 6th century CE. Other object. Prayer.

Crux gemmata found in 5 fragments.

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The five different fragments are connected by the cross and the inscription.

Inscription painted in red. The letters in the first line of the inscription are slightly smaller than the letters in the following two lines.

Remains of the vertical stem of a cross made of gems. Obverse, center of four of the five fragments. 6th century CE Coastal Plain Caesarea KK 22, Locus 625, Basket 0171

Taxonomies for IIP controlled values

Initial Entry corrected bibliography
ΙϹ ΧϹ Α Ω ΛΩΝΚΑΥΧΗΜ

Ἰησοῦς Χριστός Α Ω ΛΩΝΚΑΥΧΗΜ

Jesus Christ, the alpha and the omega

The first part of the inscription is formulaic. The final line may contain the end of a plural possessive Greek word, and the "kauma" may mean "pride," or "boast."

Ἰησοῦς Χριστός Α Ω ΛΩΝΚΑΥΧΗΜ

1 a-e