Bolnisi inscriptions
The Bolnisi inscriptions (Georgian: ბოლნისის წარწერები) are the Old Georgian inscriptions written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script on the Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral, a basilica located in Bolnisi, Bolnisi Municipality, Georgia. The inscriptions are dated 494 AD.[1][2]
| Bolnisi Georgian inscriptions | |
|---|---|
 Inscription 1 | |
| Writing | Old Georgian inscriptions written in a Georgian script |
| Created | 494 AD |
| Present location | Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi |
Inscriptions
Inscription 1
ႵႤႣႧႤႮႨႱႩႭႮႭႱႨႩႰႤႡႭ
ჃႪႨႧႭჃႰႧႣႠႠႫႠႱႤႩ
ႪႤႱႨႠႱႠ bolnisi cross ႸႨႬႠႸႤႬႣ
ႠႫႨႫႠ bolnisi cross ႰႧႧႠჃ
ႷႠႬႨႱႫ bolnisi cross ႺႤႫႤႪ
ႬႨႸႤႨႼႷ bolnisi cross ႠႪႤႬႣႠ
ႫႸႰႭႫႤႪႧႠႠႫႠႱႤႩႪႤႱႨႠႱႠႸႨႬႠႸႤႾႤႼႨႤ ႨႨ
- Translation: "Jesus Christ, have mercy on David the Bishop and those who built this church for your worship."
Inscription 2
Bolnisi inscription #2.
ႨႱႠႱႠႫႤႡႨႱ ႠჂႧႠႭႺ ႼႪႨႱႠႮႤႰႭႦႫႤႴ
ႠႫႨႱႤႩ ႪႤႱႨႠჂႱႠჂ ႣႠႠႧႾႭჃႧႫႤႲႼႪႨႱ
ႬႠႵႠႸႨႬႠႧႠჃႷႠႬႨႱႾႺႤႱႶႬႸႤႨႼႷႠႪႤႬႣႠႥႨႬႠႮႨႱႩႭႮႭႱႱႠႾႭჃႪႭႺႭႱႨႢႨႺႠႶႬႸႤႨႼႷႠႪႤ
- Translation: "With the mercy of Trinity, 20 years of reigning King Peroz when founded this church and 15 years thereafter it was completed. God have mercy who show reverence herein, and the builder of this church David the Bishop, and who pray for you, o God have mercy, Amen."
References
- B. G. Hewitt, Georgian: A Structural Reference Grammar, John Benjamins Publishing, 1995, p. 4
- Paolo Siniscalco, Le antiche chiese orientali: storia e letteratura, La Lingua Georgiana, Città Nuova, 2005, p. 288
Bibliography
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Volume. 2, pp. 454-455, Tbilisi, 1977
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