Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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 carm0015 Carm 0015

Galilee. Carmiel, Fifth or sixth century CE. Mosaic on church floor. Dedication.

branches bottom left and right (below the the far right and far left columns) octagonal frame around inscription patterned square frame around octagon Fifth or sixth century CE Galilee Carmiel Khirbet Bata Byzantine church (Late)

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

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Μνίνου γράμμα

Mninos Gramma

Μνίνου γράμμα

Rectangular mosaic inscription with black letters, white background, and a black outline. It records a donation to the church. The top of the inscription is damaged. Inscription carm0015 is in the same rectangle mosaic as inscriptions carm0014, carm0016, and carm0017. It is the middle left column. There are decorative branches below the far right and far left columns. There is a small area of damage below the middle right column. The name probably intended is Δομνῖνος, of Latin origin. "Gramma" was used as a weight measurement (1/24 of an ounce or 1/288 of a Roman pound) in the Roman and early Byzantine periods, while during Heraclius' reign in the early 600s CE, the word referred to an actual coin. It is not clear which meaning is intended here, but the inscription's date suggests the former. One of 18 mixed funerary and dedicatory inscriptions in the church's early stratum.

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