Jvari inscriptions
{{short description|Inscriptions on the Jvari Monastery, near Mtskheta, Georgia}}
{{Infobox artifact
| name = Jvari inscriptions
| image = 250px
| image2 =
| image_caption = Inscription 3
| material = Relief
| size = 87/101 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)
| writing = Georgian script
| language = Old Georgian
| created = AD c. 595-605
| discovered =
| location = Jvari Monastery
| id =
}}
The Jvari inscriptions ({{lang-ka|ჯვრის წარწერები|tr}}) 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.Rapp, f. 7.1 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.Rapp, f. 7.2
Inscriptions
=Inscription 1=
::Ⴍ ႫႠႺ
::ႭႥႰႨႱႠ
::Ⴍ ႱႲႤႴႠႬႭ
::Ⴑ ႵႠႰႧႪႨႱ
::Ⴀ ႮႠႲႰႨ
::ႩႨႭႱႨ ႸႤ
::Translation: "Cross of Our Savior, have mercy on Stephanoz, the patrikios of Kartli."ECG, insc. [https://epigraphy.iliauni.edu.ge/en/inscriptions/ECG026.html 026]
=Inscription 2=
::ႼႭ
::ႫႵ Ⴊ Ⴋ
::ႧႠႥႠႰႠႬႢႤႪႭႦႭ
::ႣႤႫႤႲႰ
::ႤႱ ჃႮႠ
::ႲႭႱႱ
::Ⴀ ႫႤႭ
::Ⴞ ႾႤႷ
::ႠႥ
::Translation: "Holy Michael Archangel, have mercy on Demetre the hypatos."ECG, insc. [https://epigraphy.iliauni.edu.ge/en/inscriptions/ECG027.html 027]
=Inscription 3=
::ႼႭ ႢႰႪ
::ႫႧႠႥ
::ႠႬႢႤႪႭ
::Ⴍ ႠႣႰ
::ႰႱႤႱ ჃႮႠႲ
::ႭႱႱႠ ႫႤႭႾ
::ႤႷႠႥ
::Translation: "Holy Grigol Archangel, have mercy on Adarnase the hypatos."ECG, insc. [https://epigraphy.iliauni.edu.ge/en/inscriptions/ECG028.html 028]
=Inscription 4=
::ႼႭ ႱႲႤ
::ႵႭႡႳႪ
::ႱႲႨ
::ႸႤ
::Translation: "Holy Stephen, have mercy on Kobul Stephanoz."ECG, insc, [https://epigraphy.iliauni.edu.ge/en/inscriptions/ECG029.html 029]
See also
References
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Bibliography
- 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}}
Category:Georgian inscriptions
Category:Archaeological artifacts
Category:6th-century inscriptions