Jvari inscriptions
Inscriptions on the Jvari Monastery, near Mtskheta, Georgia
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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]
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)
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
| Jvari inscriptions | |
|---|---|
Inscription 3 | |
| Material | Relief |
| Size | 87/101 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) |
| Writing | Georgian script |
| Created | AD c. 595-605 |
| Present location | Jvari Monastery |
| Language | Old Georgian |