Jvari inscriptions

The Jvari inscriptions (Georgian: ჯვრის წარწერები) are the Old Georgian inscriptions written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script on the Jvari Monastery, a basilica located near Mtskheta, Georgia.[1][2] The inscriptions mention Georgian princes Stephen I of Iberia, Demetrius the Hypatos and Adarnase I of Iberia. 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 6th-7th centuries.[3]

Jvari Georgian inscriptions
Inscription 3
MaterialRelief
WritingOld Georgian inscriptions written in a Georgian script
Created6th-7th century

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."

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."

Inscription 3

ႼႭ ႢႰႪ

ႫႧႠႥ
ႠႬႢႤႪႭ
Ⴍ ႠႣႰ
ႰႱႤႱ ჃႮႠႲ
ႭႱႱႠ ႫႤႭႾ

ႤႷႠႥ

  • Translation: "Holy Grigol Archangel, have mercy on Adarnase the hypatos."

Inscription 4

ႼႭ ႱႲႤ

ႵႭႡႳႪ
ႱႲႨ

ႸႤ

  • Translation: "Holy Stephen, have mercy on Kobul Stephanoz."
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References
  1. Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 11, p. 563, Tbilisi, 1987
  2. N. Shoshiashvili, Corpus of Georgian Inscriptions, I, Tbilisi, Eastern and Southern Georgia, V-X centuries, 1980
  3. Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), Studies In Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts, p. 344. Peeters Bvba ISBN 90-429-1318-5.
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