In total about 24 interments were discovered in the crypt.[6] Per sex estimation for human skeletons, all of them were adult males, as would be expected in a monastery.[7] The occupant of the most important tomb identified by a Georgian inscription was a "GeorgianbishopIohane" (John in Old Georgian), who was also the oldest and his age underlined his special status.[8] He would have been aged 66 or 67 when he died, and had suffered from osteoporosis.[9] The inscription is the earliest known example for an ethnonymႵႠႰႧႥႤႪႨ (kartvelii.e. Georgian) on any archaeological artifact, both in the Holy Land and in Georgia.[10][11]
The inscription covers an area of 81 × 49 cm cut into the tombstone. It is dated to the end of the 5th or the first half of the 6th century AD.[12] The inscription is kept at the Archaeological Garden of Knesset.[13]
Seligman, J. (2015). "A Georgian Monastery from the Byzantine Period at Khirbat Umm Leisun, Jerusalem". 'Atiqot. 83: 145–180.
Tchekhanovets, Y. (2014) Iohane, Bishop of Purtavi and Caucasian Albanians in the Holy Land
Khurtsilava, B. (2014) A Georgian Monastery of Purta, Istoriani
January 01, 1970
leisun, inscription, georgian, უმ, ლეისუნის, წარწერა, romanized, leisunis, arts, georgian, limestone, tombstone, slab, five, line, inscription, written, georgian, asomtavruli, script, discovered, 2002, after, renewal, 1996, excavation, georgian, monastery, byz. The Umm Leisun inscription Georgian უმ ლეისუნის წარწერა romanized um leisunis ts arts era is an Old Georgian limestone tombstone slab It has a five line 1 inscription written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script and was discovered in 2002 after the renewal of 1996 2 excavation at a Georgian monastery of the Byzantine period in the neighborhood of Umm Leisun in the southern part of Sur Baher 4 5 km southeast of the Old City of Jerusalem 3 It was found in a burial crypt under the polychrome 4 mosaic floor 5 Umm Leisun inscriptionMaterialLimestoneWritingGeorgian scriptCreated5th or 6th centuryDiscovered2002Present locationArchaeological Garden of Knesset Israel Antiquities Authority JerusalemLanguageOld Georgian In total about 24 interments were discovered in the crypt 6 Per sex estimation for human skeletons all of them were adult males as would be expected in a monastery 7 The occupant of the most important tomb identified by a Georgian inscription was a Georgian bishop Iohane John in Old Georgian who was also the oldest and his age underlined his special status 8 He would have been aged 66 or 67 when he died and had suffered from osteoporosis 9 The inscription is the earliest known example for an ethnonym ႵႠႰႧႥႤႪႨ kartveli i e Georgian on any archaeological artifact both in the Holy Land and in Georgia 10 11 The inscription covers an area of 81 49 cm cut into the tombstone It is dated to the end of the 5th or the first half of the 6th century AD 12 The inscription is kept at the Archaeological Garden of Knesset 13 Contents 1 Inscription 2 See also 3 References 4 BibliographyInscription editႤႱႤႱႠႫႠႰႾႭჂ ႨႭჀႠႬႤႴႭჃႰ ႲႠႥႤႪႤႮႨႱႩႭႮႭ ႱႨႱႠჂႵႠႰႧႥႤ ႪႨႱႠჂ Translation This is the grave of Iohane Bishop of Purtavi a Georgian dd See also editBir el Qutt inscriptions Georgian graffiti of Nazareth and Sinai Epitaph of SamuelReferences edit Seligman p 153 Tchekhanovets p 304 Seligman p 145 Seligman p 146 Seligman p 152 Seligman p 157 Tchekhanovets p 306 Seligman p 158 Khurtsilava p 26 Tchekhanovets p 305 Khurtsilava p 27 Seligman p 162 Seligman p 177Bibliography editSeligman J 2015 A Georgian Monastery from the Byzantine Period at Khirbat Umm Leisun Jerusalem Atiqot 83 145 180 Tchekhanovets Y 2014 Iohane Bishop of Purtavi and Caucasian Albanians in the Holy Land Khurtsilava B 2014 A Georgian Monastery of Purta Istoriani Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Umm Leisun inscription amp oldid 1181078501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
