ABUR0001: Bethennim31.565,35.1288 , Judaea, 300 CE - 700 CE. Invocation. Mosaic.Michael SatlowProject ManagerGaia LembiTechnical OversightElli MylonasFirst archival edition 2019-03-15 Brown Universityabur0001This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Distributed under a Creative Commons licence CC BY-NC 4.0

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Bethennim (Khirbet Abu Rish), 300 CE - 700 CE. Mosaic. Invocation.

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square mosaic 300 CE - 700 CE Judaea Bethennim31.565,35.1288 Church complex Room A

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ΚΕ ΙΥ ΧΕ ΜΝΗΣΘΗΤΙΤΟΥ ΔΟΥΛΟΥ ΣΟΥ ΑΛΑ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΝ-ΤΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΣΚΥ-ΝΟΥΝΤΩΝ ΕΝ ΤΩΤΟΠΩ ΤΟΥΤΩ ΚΑΙΤΩΝ ΚΑΡΠΟΦΟ-ΡΟΥΝΤΩΝ ΕΝ ΤΩΤΟΠΩ ΤΟΥΤΩ

Κ ύρι ε Ἰ ησο ῦ Χ ριστ έ μνήσθητι τοῦ δούλου σου άλα τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου καί πάν-των τῶν προσκυ-νούντων ἐν τῴτόπῳ τούτῳ καίτῶν καρποφο-ρούντων ἐν τῷτόπῳ τούτῳ

Lord Jesus Christ [remember your servant ...] the priest and all the pilgrims to this place [or: all those who pray in this place] and those who contribute to this place.

The mosaic was discovered in the earliest structure (Room A) of the church complex at Khirbet Abu Rish, a site nestled in the 'Anun valley, which separates the Hebron Mountains from the Judean Desert. The church complex comprises a large courtyard, water cisterns, wine-pressing installations, and several tombs. The sides of the mosaic in Room A are all one meter in length. The framed inscription is situated in the center of the mosaic. The letters are made out of black stones and placed on a white background. The inscription does not have spelling or grammatical errors. The only abbreviation used was that of the sacra nomina, or the sacred name, in the first line. The first five lines of the inscription are damaged. The text is a supplication, in which a person asks a supernatural deity to provide something. The individual who wrote the inscription is asking Jesus to remember a person who has passed away, whose name has not been preserved, and he/she is also asking for the remembrance of those who pray and contribute to this place. The inscription therefore showcases the significance of this place for Christians.

A Greek Inscription from Khirbet Abu Rish VassiliosTzaferis 'Atiqot IIP-487 XXXI 1997 147-148 Khirbet Abu Rish (Beit 'Anun) ItzhakMagen YuvalBaruch Liber Annuus IIP-544 47 339-358 1997 339-358