Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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Galilee. Carmiel, 500 CE - 600 CE. Mosaic on church floor. Funerary.

rectangular frame around inscription 500 CE - 600 CE Galilee Carmiel Khirbet Bata Byzantine church (Late)

Galilee. Carmiel. Byzantine Church at Khirbet Bata, the late stratum.

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 Creation Adding Pleiades IDs to origin/placenames Edited display date adding period attribute to date element, with Periodo value.

ΚΕΟΘΕΟϹΑΝΑΠΑΥϹΟΝΤΟΥ ΟΔΟΥΛΟΥϹΟΥΙΩΚΛΝΒ

Κύριε ὁ θεός ἀνάπαυσον τούς δούλους σου Ἰώκλητον ΝΒ

Lord God, lay down your servants Iokletos... (on their resting place)

Κύριε ὁ θεός ἀνάπαυσον τούς δούλους σου Ἰώκλητον ΝΒ

The maker of the rectangular mosaic was probably neither a professional nor a native Greek speaker, which explains the poor workmanship. The mosaic is located near the steps that lead to the eastern section of the nave. The mosaic has black letters with white background. The two-line inscription has two sections: a memorial, and an abbreviation or the initials of an unknown religious formula. The bottom of the inscription is damaged resulting in only the beginning of the name of the servant, which appears to be the rare name "Ἰώκλητος," being legible. The word Κύριε (lord) is abbreviated.

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