Ateni Theotokos Church inscription

Ateni Theotokos Church Georgian inscription
Ateni Theotokos Church Georgian inscription
Writing	Georgian script
Created	982–989
Discovered	1940
Language	Old Georgian

The Ateni Theotokos Church inscription (Georgian: ატენის ღვთისმშობლის ეკლესიის წარწერა) is the Georgian language inscription written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script on the Ateni Theotokos Church, a basilica located in the village of Didi Ateni, Gori Municipality, Shida Kartli, Georgia. The inscriptions are dated 982–989 AD. The inscription mentions Rati I and Liparit II, Dukes of Kldekari.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Inscription

ႵႤ ႠႣႨႣႤ ႭႰႱႠ

ႥႤ ႺႾႭႥႰႤႡႠႱႠ

ႠႵႠ ჄႭႰႺႨႤႪႤႡ

Ⴐ ႣႠ ႼႤ ႸႬႱႠ ႱႳႪ

ႨႤႡႰ ႰႠႲ ႤႰႨႱႧ

ႠႥႨ ႻႤ ႨႢႨ ႪႮႰႲ

ႤႰႨႱႧႥႨႱႠႨ ႰႪႬ

ႠႶႠႸႤႬႠ ႤႱႤ ႱႠႾ

ႪႨ ႶႧႨႱႠႨ ႣႠ ႡႽႤႨ

ႺႠႧႠႨ ႼႨ ႤႩႪႤႱႨ

ႠႨ ႱႠႪႭႺႥႤႪႠႣ

ႱႳႪႨႱႠ ႫႧႨႱႠ

Translation: "Jesus Christ, have mercy on both of the worldly lives, bodily and spiritual, of Rati Eristavi, son of Liparit Eristavi, who built this house of God as a rock of Sky, a holy Church, for praying for their souls."

References

^ N. Shoshiashvili, Corpus of Georgian inscriptions, I, Tbilisi, 1980, pp. 202–203
^ L. Rcheulishvili, Ateni Low-domed Church, Georgian Art, I, Tbilisi, 1942, pp. 33–37
^ Kornelius Danelia, Zurab Sarjveladze, Georgian Paleography. Tbilisi, 1997, pp. 42–43

[1] N. Shoshiashvili, Corpus of Georgian inscriptions, I, Tbilisi, 1980, pp. 202–203

[2] L. Rcheulishvili, Ateni Low-domed Church, Georgian Art, I, Tbilisi, 1942, pp. 33–37

[3] Kornelius Danelia, Zurab Sarjveladze, Georgian Paleography. Tbilisi, 1997, pp. 42–43

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