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
Material	Relief
Writing	Old Georgian inscriptions written in a Georgian script
Created	6th-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."

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.