Doliskana inscriptions

Writing| Georgian script
Created| 10th century
Present location| Tao-Klarjeti (modern-day Turkey)
Language| Old Georgian

The Doliskana inscriptions (Georgian: დოლისყანას წარწერები) are the Georgian language inscriptions written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script on the Doliskana Monastery, located in the historical medieval Georgian Kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti (modern-day Artvin Province of Turkey). The inscriptions mention Georgian prince and titular king Sumbat I of Iberia.[1] The inscriptions are dated to the first half of the 10th century.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Inscriptions
* 1.1 Inscription 1
* 1.2 Inscription 2
* 1.3 Inscription 3
* 1.4 Inscription 4
* 1.5 Inscription 5
* 2 References
* 3 Bibliography

## Inscriptions

### Inscription 1

ႵႤ ႠႣႨႣႤ ႫႤႴჁ ႹႬႨ ႱႡႲ ႫႦႢႰႻႡႧ

* Translation: "Christ, glorify our King Sumbat with longevity."[3]

### Inscription 2

ႼჂ ႫႵႪ ႼჂ ႢႡႰႪ

* Translation: "Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel."[4]

### Inscription 3

ႸႵႫႬ Ⴑ ჄႪ
ႧႠ ႢႡႰႪ

ႬႱჂ

* Translation: "Created by the hand of bishop Gabriel."[5]

### Inscription 4

ႱႲႤ
ႴႠႬ
Ⴄ ႸႤ

ႶႰႨ ႢႡႪ

* Translation: "Saint Stephen, have mercy on priest Gabriel."[6]

### Inscription 5

ႨႳ ႵႤ
ႼჂ ႤႱႤ ႤႩႪႤႱႨჂ ႼႤ ႣႶႤႱႠ
ႫႤႴႤႧႠ ႹႬႧႠ
ႵႤ ႸႤ

* Translation: "Jesus Christ, have mercy on the church of our kings, O Christ have mercy."[7]

## References

1. ↑ Eastmond, Antony, Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia, 1998, pp. 224-226
2. ↑ Shoshiashvili, p. 290
3. ↑ Marr, p. 185; Shoshiashvili, p. 291; Djobadze, i. 15 ch. 81-83
4. ↑ Marr, p. 184; Shoshiashvili, pp. 291-292; Djobadze, i. 16-17, ch. 84-85
5. ↑ Djobadze, i. 18, ch. 85
6. ↑ Shoshiashvili, pp. 292-293
7. ↑ Marr, p. 186; Shoshiashvili, pp. 293-294

## Bibliography

* Marr, Nicholas, The Diary of travel in Shavsheti and Klarjeti, St. Petersburg, 1911
* Djobadze, Wachtang, Early medieval Georgian monasteries in historical Tao, Klarjeti and Shavsheti, 2007
* Shoshiashvili, N. Lapidary Inscriptions, I, Tbilisi, 1980

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