| Jvari inscriptions | |
| 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 |
| Language: | Old Georgian |
| Created: | AD c. 595-605 |
| Location: | Jvari Monastery |
The Jvari inscriptions (Georgian: ჯვრის წარწერები|tr) 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]
Ⴍ ႫႠႺ
ႭႥႰႨႱႠ
Ⴍ ႱႲႤႴႠႬႭ
Ⴑ ႵႠႰႧႪႨႱ
Ⴀ ႮႠႲႰႨ
ႩႨႭႱႨ ႸႤ
Translation: "Cross of Our Savior, have mercy on Stephanoz, the patrikios of Kartli."[3]
ႼႭ
ႫႵ Ⴊ Ⴋ
ႧႠႥႠႰႠႬႢႤႪႭႦႭ
ႣႤႫႤႲႰ
ႤႱ ჃႮႠ
ႲႭႱႱ
Ⴀ ႫႤႭ
Ⴞ ႾႤႷ
ႠႥ
Translation: "Holy Michael Archangel, have mercy on Demetre the hypatos."[4]
ႼႭ ႢႰႪ
ႫႧႠႥ
ႠႬႢႤႪႭ
Ⴍ ႠႣႰ
ႰႱႤႱ ჃႮႠႲ
ႭႱႱႠ ႫႤႭႾ
ႤႷႠႥ
Translation: "Holy Grigol Archangel, have mercy on Adarnase the hypatos."[5]
ႼႭ ႱႲႤ
ႵႭႡႳႪ
ႱႲႨ
ႸႤ
Translation: "Holy Stephen, have mercy on Kobul Stephanoz."[6]