Abstract
A mosaic inscription was found in the French Hospital Compound, set within a round medallion. The inscription is rendered in three lines of black tesserae on a white background and below the lines, an ivy leaf in black tesserae. It is a funerary inscription meant as a blessing to the deceased and farewell from the living. Based on the absence of Christian symbols, the inscription was dated to the early Byzantine period (fourth century CE).
Keywords
paleography, Christianity, cemetery, Greek
Recommended Citation
Di Segni, Leah
(2020)
"A Greek Inscription from the French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (pp. 221–224),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 100, Article 22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.2100
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol100/iss1/22
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