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    Jvari inscriptions

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    Jvari inscriptions
    Inscription 3
    MaterialRelief
    Size87/101 x 138 cm (inscription 1)
    87/122 x 138 cm (inscription 2)
    86/170 x 122 cm (inscription 3)
    70/80 x 130 cm (inscription 4)
    WritingGeorgian script
    CreatedAD c. 595-605
    Present locationJvari Monastery
    LanguageOld Georgian

    The Jvari inscriptions (Georgian: ჯვრის წარწერები, romanized: jvris ts'arts'erebi) are the Old Georgian inscriptions written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script on the Jvari Monastery, a basilica located near Mtskheta, Georgia. Per Professor Wachtang Djobadze, inscriptions mention Georgian princes Stephen I of Iberia, Demetrius the Hypatos and Adarnase I of Iberia.[1] 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 late sixth-early seventh centuries.[2]

    Inscriptions

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    Inscription 1

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    Ⴍ ႫႠႺ
    ႭႥႰႨႱႠ
    Ⴍ ႱႲႤႴႠႬႭ
    Ⴑ ႵႠႰႧႪႨႱ
    Ⴀ ႮႠႲႰႨ
    ႩႨႭႱႨ ႸႤ
    Translation: "Cross of Our Savior, have mercy on Stephanoz, the patrikios of Kartli."[3]

    Inscription 2

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    ႼႭ
    ႫႵ Ⴊ Ⴋ
    ႧႠႥႠႰႠႬႢႤႪႭႦႭ
    ႣႤႫႤႲႰ
    ႤႱ ჃႮႠ
    ႲႭႱႱ
    Ⴀ ႫႤႭ
    Ⴞ ႾႤႷ
    ႠႥ
    Translation: "Holy Michael Archangel, have mercy on Demetre the hypatos."[4]

    Inscription 3

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    ႼႭ ႢႰႪ
    ႫႧႠႥ
    ႠႬႢႤႪႭ
    Ⴍ ႠႣႰ
    ႰႱႤႱ ჃႮႠႲ
    ႭႱႱႠ ႫႤႭႾ
    ႤႷႠႥ
    Translation: "Holy Grigol Archangel, have mercy on Adarnase the hypatos."[5]

    Inscription 4

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    ႼႭ ႱႲႤ
    ႵႭႡႳႪ
    ႱႲႨ
    ႸႤ
    Translation: "Holy Stephen, have mercy on Kobul Stephanoz."[6]

    See also

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    • Bir el Qutt inscriptions
    • Bolnisi inscriptions

    References

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    1. ^ Rapp, f. 7.1
    2. ^ Rapp, f. 7.2
    3. ^ ECG, insc. 026
    4. ^ ECG, insc. 027
    5. ^ ECG, insc. 028
    6. ^ ECG, insc, 029

    Bibliography

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    • Epigraphic Corpus of Georgia (ECG) Project, Institute of Linguistic Studies, Ilia State University
    • Rapp, Stephen H. (2014) The Sasanian World Through Georgian Eyes, Caucasia and the Iranian Commonwealth in Late Antique Georgian Literature, Routledge, ISBN 9781472425522
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