Jvari inscriptions
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Inscription 3 | |
| Material | Relief |
|---|---|
| Writing | Georgian language inscriptions written in a Georgian script |
| Created | 6th-7th century |
The Jvari inscriptions (Georgian: ჯვრის წარწერები) are the Georgian language inscriptions written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script on the Jvari Monastery, a basilica located near Mtskheta, Georgia.[1][2] The inscriptions mention Georgian princes Stephen I of Iberia, Demetrius the Hypatos and Adarnase I of Iberia. However, Professor Cyril Toumanoff disagrees with this view and identifies these individuals with Stephen II of Iberia, Demetrius and Adarnase II of Iberia, respectively. Inscriptions are dated to the 6th-7th centuries.[3]
Inscriptions
Inscription 1
| “ | Ⴍ ႫႠႺ ႭႥႰႨႱႠ |
” |
- Translation: "Cross of Our Savior, have mercy on Stephanoz, the patrikios of Kartli."
Inscription 2
| “ | ႼႭ ႫႵ Ⴊ Ⴋ |
” |
- Translation: "Holy Michael Archangel, have mercy on Demetre the hypatos."
Inscription 3
| “ | ႼႭ ႢႰႪ ႫႧႠႥ |
” |
- Translation: "Holy Grigol Archangel, have mercy on Adarnase the hypatos."
Inscription 4
| “ | ႼႭ ႱႲႤ ႵႭႡႳႪ |
” |
- Translation: "Holy Stephen, have mercy on Kobul Stephanoz."
References
- ↑ Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 11, p. 563, Tbilisi, 1987
- ↑ N. Shoshiashvili, Corpus of Georgian Inscriptions, I, Tbilisi, Eastern and Southern Georgia, V-X centuries, 1980
- ↑ Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), Studies In Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts, p. 344. Peeters Bvba ISBN 90-429-1318-5.
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