ECG007. Greek inscription of Nosiri

Material: Brick

Object type: Building plaque

Decoration:

Text: The plaque is missing the left lower side and almost complete bottom part (except the right edge). Four inter supplementary pieces of brick preserved (fifth one is missing). w 27.5 x h 27.5 x d 4 cm

Letters:

The inscription is incomplete, the handwriting is unclear (carved inscription) are the letters leaned on the right side. The inscription is made before firing the brick but with clear capital letters. The average height of the letters is 2 cm.

Date: VI-VIII AD (lettering)

Findspot: Nosiri The brick was found in the ruins of St Stephen church in the beginning of the XX century.

Original location: Nosiri

Last recorded location(s): Culture Museum of Poti 283

Text type:Unknown

Editor(s): Tinatin Kaukhchishvili

Publication details:Ilia State University, Institute of Linguistic Studies; დოკუმენტი ვრცელდება Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 ლიცენზიით.

Interpretive

ὅταν καθίσεις καὶ ἐπὶ θρόν-
νου σῶτηρ καὶ τὰ κρυτὰ
μου ἔργα ἐρευμνᾶς τῇ δε-
ξιᾷ σου σκέπασόν με ἀθά
5νατε τρισάγιε δ[ό]ξ[α σ]οι
εὐχαριστοῦμαι σοι θ(εὸ)ς διὰ
τοῦ ἁγίου παιδό[ς] σου Ἰησοῦ Χ(ριστό)ς
τοῦ κ(υρίο)υ ἡμῶν δι οὗ ἐφώτισας
ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐλέησας ἡμᾶς ἀποκά-
10λυψας τὸ ἄφθαρτόν σου φῶς
ντες τὸ μῆκος στή-
[σας .. ? ..]ες ἐπὶ τὰ[ς] σάρ[κας .. ? ..]

Diplomatic

ΟΤΑΝΚΑΘΙΣΕΙΣΚΑΙΕΠΙΘΡΟΝ
ΝΟΥΣΩΤΗΡΚΑΙΤΑΚΡΥΤΑ
ΜΟΥΕΡΓΑΕΡΕΥΜΝΑΣΤΗΔΕ
ΞΙΑΣΟΥΣΚΕΠΑΣΟΝΜΕΑΘΑ
5ΝΑΤΕΤΡΙΣΑΓΙΕΔ[.]Ξ[..]ΟΙ
ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΟΥΜΑΙΣΟΙΘΣΔΙΑ
ΤΟΥΑΓΙΟΥΠΑΙΔΟ[.]ΣΟΥΙΗΣΟΥΧΣ
ΤΟΥΚΥΗΜΩΝΔΙΟΥΕΦΩΤΙΣΑΣ
ΗΜΑΣΚΑΙΕΛΕΗΣΑΣΗΜΑΣΑΠΟΚΑ
10ΛΥΨΑΣΤΟΑΦΘΑΡΤΟΝΣΟΥΦΩΣ
ΝΤΕΣΤΟΜΗΚΟΣΣΤΗ
[..... ? ..]ΕΣΕΠΙΤΑ[.]ΣΑΡ[..... ? ..]

Translation (ka)

როდესაც დაჯდები ტახტზე, მაცხოვარო, და ჩემს ფარულ საქმეებს გამოიკვლევ, შენი მარჯვენით დამიცავი უკვდავო, სამგზის წმიდაო, დიდება შენდა. გმადლობ შენ, ღმერთო, წმიდისა შვილისა შენისა იესუ ქრისტე, უფლისა ჩვენისა გამო, რომლის მეშვეობით გაგვინათლე ჩვენ, შეგვიწყალე ჩვენ და გამოგვიცხადე უხრწნელი შენი ნათელი... ხანგრძლივობა დაამკვიდრე... ხორცთა მიმართ...

Translation (English)

When you will sit on your throne, O Lord, and investigate my deeds, bless me with your right hand, you three times saint, praise be to you. Thank you, O Lord, for your son Jesus Chirst, our Lord, who brought light to us, be merciful to us and send to us the eternal light of yours. Award me with longevity … for the flesh...

Commentary

Tinatin Kaukhchishvili: The word “θρόννου” has two orthographic errors, “θρόνου” is correct. The word κρυτά has the facilitation of joint πτ. The word "ἐρευμνᾶς" has orthographic error, "ἐρευνᾶς" is correct. According to the language norms and paleographic characteristics the inscription can be dated to the Middle Bysantinium period (VI-VIII centuries). Mentioning Nosiri and St Stephen churches by the Byzantinean historians (Procipius, Justinian, Agathia) also proves the same date.

Bibliography

საუერი, 1931 თინათინ ყაუხჩიშვილი, საქართველოს ბერძნული წარწერების კორპუსი, 120-121

ყაუხჩიშვილი, 1951 თინათინ ყაუხჩიშვილი, ბერძნული წარწერები საქართველოში, 86-87

Images

   Fig. 1. Building plaque from Nosiri


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