Doliskana inscriptions explained

Doliskana inscriptions
Writing:	Georgian script
Language:	Old Georgian
Created:	10th century
Location:	Tao-Klarjeti (modern-day Turkey)

The Doliskana inscriptions (Georgian: დოლისყანას წარწერები) are the Georgian language inscriptions written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script on the Doliskana Monastery, located in the historical medieval Georgian Kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti (modern-day Artvin Province of Turkey). The inscriptions mention Georgian prince and titular king Sumbat I of Iberia.^[1] The inscriptions are dated to the first half of the 10th century.

Inscriptions

Inscription 1

ႵႤ ႠႣႨႣႤ ႫႤႴჁ ႹႬႨ ႱႡႲ ႫႦႢႰႻႡႧ

• Translation: "Christ, glorify our King Sumbat with longevity."

Inscription 2

ႼჂ ႫႵႪ ႼჂ ႢႡႰႪ

• Translation: "Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel."

Inscription 3

ႸႵႫႬ Ⴑ ჄႪ

ႧႠ ႢႡႰႪ

ႣႩ

ႬႱჂ

ႧႠ

• Translation: "Created by the hand of bishop Gabriel."

Inscription 4

ႼႭ

ႱႲႤ

ႴႠႬ

Ⴄ ႸႤ

Ⴋ

Ⴛ

ႶႰႨ ႢႡႪ

• Translation: "Saint Stephen, have mercy on priest Gabriel."

Inscription 5

ႨႳ ႵႤ

ႼჂ ႤႱႤ ႤႩႪႤႱႨჂ ႼႤ ႣႶႤႱႠ

ႫႤႴႤႧႠ ႹႬႧႠ

ႵႤ ႸႤ

• Translation: "Jesus Christ, have mercy on the church of our kings, O Christ have mercy."

Bibliography

• Book: Marr, Nicholas . Nicholas Marr . The Diary Abоut the Jоurney in Shavsheti and in Klarjeti . 1911 . 978-9941-494-84-0.
• Book: Djobadze, Wachtang . Wachtang Djobadze . 1992 . Early Medieval Georgian Monasteries in Historic Tao, Klarjet'i, and Šavšet'i.
• Book: Shoshiashvili, Nodar . Lapidary Inscriptions . 1 . 1980 . Tbilisi.

Notes and References

1. Eastmond, Antony, Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia, 1998, pp. 224-226