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. 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.

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."

See also

Bibliography

  • 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