Captions for Christian mosaic panels
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: CE 539
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[...], with illustration; i only [...] with figure 1; [...] no. 21.I, whence [...], 1961.835, [...] 18.768.a-j, whence [...] 324465; described, [...], 400-403; [...], 145, A, and plates, whence [...] 30.1787.A, whence [...] 324535. Republished in [...], 281.B; see also [...], 2004.554; mentioned [...], 134 and following.

ὁ Φάροϲ

ἐγένετο καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ἔργον ἐπὶ Μακαρίου τοῦ ὁϲιωτάτου ἐπιϲκόπου ἰνδικτιῶνος γ

Εὐφράτηϲ

Καϲταλία

Τίγριϲ

Γήων

Ἀνανέωϲιϲ

Φίϲων

Κόϲμηϲιϲ

πόλιϲ νέα Θεοδωριάϲ

Κτίϲιϲ

Translations

i. The Pharos.

ii. This work too came into being in the time of Makarios the most holy bishop in indiction year 3.

iii. Euphrates.

iv. Castalia.

v. Tigris.

vi. Geon.

vii. Renewal.

viii. Phison.

ix. Adornment.

x. The new city Theodorias.

xi. Foundation.

Commentary

For the building, and for a discussion of the texts, see Reynolds et al., loc cit above., 273-286.

The new city, presumably the settlement at Gasr Leibia, is not otherwise attested and must have been quite small. It was apparently named for the Empress Theodora, and was probably therefore founded during her lifetime. The only year of her reign which was the third of an indiction (see ii, line 7) was CE 539.