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]

Jvari inscriptions
Inscription 3
MaterialRelief
Size87/101 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)
WritingGeorgian script
CreatedAD c. 595-605
Present locationJvari Monastery
LanguageOld Georgian

Inscriptions

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Inscription 1

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Ⴍ ႫႠႺ
ႭႥႰႨႱႠ
Ⴍ ႱႲႤႴႠႬႭ
Ⴑ ႵႠႰႧႪႨႱ
Ⴀ ႮႠႲႰႨ
ႩႨႭႱႨ ႸႤ
Translation: "Cross of Our Savior, have mercy on Stephanoz, the patrikios of Kartli."[3]

Inscription 2

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ႼႭ
ႫႵ Ⴊ Ⴋ
ႧႠႥႠႰႠႬႢႤႪႭႦႭ
ႣႤႫႤႲႰ
ႤႱ ჃႮႠ
ႲႭႱႱ
Ⴀ ႫႤႭ
Ⴞ ႾႤႷ
ႠႥ
Translation: "Holy Michael Archangel, have mercy on Demetre the hypatos."[4]

Inscription 3

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ႼႭ ႢႰႪ
ႫႧႠႥ
ႠႬႢႤႪႭ
Ⴍ ႠႣႰ
ႰႱႤႱ ჃႮႠႲ
ႭႱႱႠ ႫႤႭႾ
ႤႷႠႥ
Translation: "Holy Grigol Archangel, have mercy on Adarnase the hypatos."[5]

Inscription 4

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ႼႭ ႱႲႤ
ႵႭႡႳႪ
ႱႲႨ
ႸႤ
Translation: "Holy Stephen, have mercy on Kobul Stephanoz."[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rapp, f. 7.1
  2. ^ Rapp, f. 7.2
  3. ^ ECG, insc. 026
  4. ^ ECG, insc. 027
  5. ^ ECG, insc. 028
  6. ^ ECG, insc, 029

Bibliography

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  • 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