| Jvari inscriptions | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Created | AD c. 595-605 |
| Present location | Jvari Monastery |
| Language | Old Georgian |
The Jvari inscriptions (Georgian: ჯვრის წარწერები, romanized: jvris ts'arts'erebi) 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,[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.[2]
Inscriptions
Inscription 1
Inscription 2
Inscription 3
- ႼႭ ႢႰႪ
- ႫႧႠႥ
- ႠႬႢႤႪႭ
- Ⴍ ႠႣႰ
- ႰႱႤႱ ჃႮႠႲ
- ႭႱႱႠ ႫႤႭႾ
- ႤႷႠႥ
- Translation: "Holy Grigol Archangel, have mercy on Adarnase the hypatos."[5]
Inscription 4
- ႼႭ ႱႲႤ
- ႵႭႡႳႪ
- ႱႲႨ
- ႸႤ
- Translation: "Holy Stephen, have mercy on Kobul Stephanoz."[6]
See also
References
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
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