Floor mosaic with a Greek inscription just possibly mentioning *George (soldier and martyr, S00259). Reportedly found at Baḥan, c. 5 km to the north of modern Tulkarm (Samaria, Roman province of Palestina I). Probably late antique.
Evidence ID
E03557
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
In his list of epigraphic attestations to the cult of saints in Palestine, Yiannis Meimaris (1986) mentions an unpublished floor mosaic recorded in the files of the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums under Neg. No. 11935/7. Meimaris quotes two words: ...Γεωργίου. ἀμήν/'... of George. Amen.' saying that 'although the inscription is damaged, the word "holy", ἅγιος, is suggested in the genitive singular case.'
This interpretation is doubtful, and the name may well refer to an ordinary ecclesiastic or lay donor, called Georgios. As far as we know the inscription is still unpublished.
Cult Places
Cult building - independent (church)
Non Liturgical ActivityPrayer/supplication/invocation
Bibliography
Meimaris, Y., Sacred names, saints, martyrs and church officials in the Greek inscriptions and papyri pertaining to the Christian Church of Palestine (Athens: National Hellenic Research Foundation, Center for Greek and Roman Antiquity, 1986), 125, no. 677.Record Created By
Paweł Nowakowski
Date of Entry
10/08/2017
ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00259 | George, soldier and martyr, and Companions | Γεώργιος | Uncertain |
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