Doliskana
| Doliskana Monastery დოლისყანის მონასტერი | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Province of Artvin, Northeast Turkey (historic Georgian principality of Klarjeti) |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Monastery, Church |
| Completed | tenth century |
Doliskana (Georgian: დოლისყანა, Turkish: Dolishane) is a Georgian medieval Orthodox monastery in the Medieval Georgian kingdom of Klarjeti (modern-day Artvin Province of Turkey). It is now used as a mosque. Its construction was finished in the mid 10th century, during the rule of Sumbat I of Iberia. It is located high above the right bank of the Imerkhevi River.
The inscriptions
On the exterior walls of the church are several short inscriptions in Georgian written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script. One mentions the prince and titular king Sumbat I of Iberia.[1] The inscriptions have been dated to the first half of the 10th century.[2]
Inscription 1
| “ | ႵႤ ႠႣႨႣႤ ႫႤႴჁ ႹႬႨ ႱႡႲ ႫႦႢႰႻႡႧ | ” |
- Translation: "Christ, glorify our King Sumbat with longevity."[3]
Inscription 2
| “ | ႼჂ ႫႵႪ ႼჂ ႢႡႰႪ | ” |
- Translation: "Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel."[4]
Inscription 3
| “ | ႸႵႫႬ Ⴑ ჄႪ ႧႠ ႢႡႰႪ |
” |
- Translation: "Created by the hand of bishop Gabriel."[5]
Inscription 4
| “ | ႼႭ ႱႲႤ |
” |
- Translation: "Saint Stephen, have mercy on priest Gabriel."[6]
Inscription 5
| “ | ႨႳ ႵႤ ႼჂ ႤႱႤ ႤႩႪႤႱႨჂ ႼႤ ႣႶႤႱႠ |
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- Translation: "Jesus Christ, have mercy on the church of our kings, o Christ have mercy."[7]
References
- ↑ Eastmond, Antony, Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia, 1998, pp. 224-226
- ↑ Shoshiashvili, p. 290
- ↑ Marr, p. 185; Shoshiashvili, p. 291; Djobadze, i. 15 ch. 81-83
- ↑ Marr, p. 184; Shoshiashvili, pp. 291-292; Djobadze, i. 16-17, ch. 84-85
- ↑ Djobadze, i. 18, ch. 85
- ↑ Shoshiashvili, pp. 292-293
- ↑ Marr, p. 186; Shoshiashvili, pp. 293-294
Bibliography
- Marr, Nicholas, The Diary of travel in Shavsheti and Klarjeti, St. Petersburg, 1911
- Djobadze, Wachtang, Early medieval Georgian monasteries in historical Tao, Klarjeti and Shavsheti, 2007
- Shoshiashvili, N. Lapidary Inscriptions, I, Tbilisi, 1980
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Coordinates: 41°09′57″N 41°57′08″E / 41.16583°N 41.95222°E