Bolnisi inscriptions

Bolnisi Georgian inscriptions
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

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]

Inscriptions

Inscription 1

ႵႤႣႧႤႮႨႱႩႭႮႭႱႨႩႰႤႡႭ

ჃႪႨႧႭჃႰႧႣႠႠႫႠႱႤႩ
ႪႤႱႨႠႱႠ bolnisi cross ႸႨႬႠႸႤႬႣ
ႠႫႨႫႠ bolnisi cross ႰႧႧႠჃ
ႷႠႬႨႱႫ bolnisi cross ႺႤႫႤႪ
ႬႨႸႤႨႼႷ bolnisi cross ႠႪႤႬႣႠ
ႫႸႰႭႫႤႪႧႠႠႫႠႱႤႩႪႤ

ႱႨႠႱႠႸႨႬႠႸႤႾႤႼႨႤ ႨႨ

Translation: "Jesus Christ, have mercy on David the Bishop and those who built this church for your worship."

Inscription 2

ႨႱႠႱႠႫႤႡႨႱ ႠჂႧႠႭႺ ႼႪႨႱႠႮႤႰႭႦႫႤႴ

ႠႫႨႱႤႩ ႪႤႱႨႠჂႱႠჂ ႣႠႠႧႾႭჃႧႫႤႲႼႪႨႱ
ႬႠႵႠႸႨႬႠႧႠჃႷႠႬႨႱႾႺႤႱႶႬႸႤႨႼႷႠႪႤႬႣႠႥႨႬႠ

ႮႨႱႩႭႮႭႱႱႠႾႭჃႪႭႺႭႱႨႢႨႺႠႶႬႸႤႨႼႷႠႪႤ

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

[1] B. G. Hewitt, Georgian: A Structural Reference Grammar, John Benjamins Publishing, 1995, p. 4

[2] Paolo Siniscalco, Le antiche chiese orientali: storia e letteratura, La Lingua Georgiana, Città Nuova, 2005, p. 288

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