| Artefact ID | 1333 |
| TM ID | TM 120657 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 3 (Maʿbad Hībis) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Plaster |
| Writing medium | Dipinto |
| Text content | Subliterary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | I.Temple Hibis 34: At the entrance of the church, the inscription is carefully painted in yellow ocher on thin whitewash, in large and well-formed letters with thin strokes (average 4.5 cm. in height; with extremes reaching 5.5 and 3.5 cm.). The text reads: "God of Abraham, Isak and Iakob" (reminiscence of Old Testament), with an initial Greek cross and nomen sacrum. |
| Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Nomina sacra, Biblical quote or paraphrase |
| Date from | 350 |
| Date to | 450 |
| Dating criteria | The location, careful painting and content suggest that the text was painted during the early times of use of the church (Wagner 1987: 361). |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Dipinto on the east wall of the temple (exterior) immediately below the torus molding of cornice – i.e. about 2 m. above the roof line of the Christian church. |
| Accession number | Hibis temple, in situ. |
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