Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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Golan Heights. Rafid. Byzantine Period. Lintel with crosses. Invocation.

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crosses (3) center of stone, opening of text, and in body of text 338-640 CE Golan Rafid33.001389,35.644722

Discovered in the western part of the village, in a cluster of ancient buildings that survive in entirety.

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 Creation Adding geo element with lat long coordinates to settlement adding period attribute to date element, with Periodo value.

+ ΕΙΣΘΣΟΤΟΥΤΩ ΧΜΓ ΒΟΗΘΩΝΝΙΚΑ + ΚΤΙΣΤ ΑΩ ΣΕΡΓΩΝΑΑΒΕΛΑΘΟΥΤΩ

+ εἷς θεός ὁ βοηθῶν Σεργωνᾶ Χριστός Μαρίας γεννηθείς ΑΩ τούτῳ νίκα + κτίστης Ἀβελαθουτω

(There is) one God who lends aid to Sergonas. Christ, born of Mary. (alpha-omega) In this (sign) + conquer. Abelathos (Abelathouto?) is the builder.

εἷς θεός ὁ βοηθῶν Σεργωνᾶ Χριστός Μαρίας γεννηθείς ΑΩ τούτῳ νίκα κτίστης Ἀβελαθουτω

A large cross inscribed in a circle sits in the middle of this inscription, with the text to the left and right in columns that are read vertically. Two abbreviations, ΧΜΓ and ΑΩ , are inscribed in the quadrants of the large cross. The opening "(There is) one God who helps" is a Christian formula common throughout the region and era. The slogan "in this (sign) conquer" is also widely familiar, referring of course to the cross. The last two words of this inscription are unclear: the grammatical case of both is guessed (it could be dative or genitive instead of nominative), and the precise name is unattested (Αβδελαθος is the nearest). Dimensions refer to entire remainder of stone.

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