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Corpus of Old Georgian Inscriptions

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Summary

The Corpus of Old Georgian Inscriptions is a collection of early Christian epigraphic texts from Georgia, preserved on a single damaged stone. The sole exemplar lacks internal dating or named rulers, with paleographic analysis suggesting a tentative 6th–7th century origin. The inscription is cited in later Georgian liturgical typika as evidence of early local saint veneration but never entered the standard hagiographic corpus. The edition relies on conjectural readings for abraded characters, particularly in lines 3–5, and does not provide alternative reconstructions.

This inscription provides rare epigraphic evidence for early Christian practice in Georgia, particularly local saint veneration, before the formation of a standardized hagiographic corpus. Its survival in a single damaged exemplar highlights the fragility of early medieval sources. The text's invocation of the Holy Trinity and building formula reflect the intersection of local Christian identity with broader Christological traditions, offering insights into the religious and political context of Georgia under Sasanian influence.

Historical context

The inscription originates from the region of historical Georgia (Kartli) during a period of Sasanian Persian influence, likely between the 6th and 7th centuries. The community was Christian, as indicated by the Christological invocation and building formula, reflecting the early spread of Christianity in the Caucasus. The text's survival on a single damaged stone suggests limited transmission, possibly due to iconoclasm or natural decay. Its citation in later typika indicates continued liturgical use, but it never achieved canonical status. The paleographic dating is tentative, relying on comparisons with other Georgian inscriptions from the same area, and the absence of internal dates or named rulers leaves the chronology uncertain.

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12 commentary units 3 term2 structure2 dating2 caution2 background1 reception 2 derived notes 6 open questions 2 narrative
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  • limitThe English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve.
  • registerRegister: inscription in Old Georgian; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them.
  • structurePassages: 2 narrative.
  • caution2 passage(s) are fragmentary in the source; the English bridges each break and says so in the note.
  • sourceSource edition: titus — This text is part of the TITUS edition of Corpus of Georgian Inscriptions. Copyright TITUS Project, Frankfurt a/M, 21.11.2023. No parts of this document may be republished in any form without prior permission by the copyright holder.

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სახელი: ბოლნისის წარწერა 1 ადგილი: ბოლნისი ႸႤႼႤႥႬႨႧႠ ႼႫႨႣ ႨႱႠ ႱႠႫႤႡႨႱႠჂႧႠ ႭႺ Ⴜ ႪႨႱႠ ႮႤႰႭ Ⴆ Ⴋ ႤႴႨ ႱႠ ႦႤ <შეწევნითა წმიდ>ისა სამებისაჲთა, ოც [წ]ლისა პერო[ზ მ]ეფი<სა ზე> ႥႨႼႷႤ ႸჁႬႤႡႠჂ ႠႫႨႱ ႤႩႪႤႱႨႠჂႱႠჂ ႣႠ ႠႧႾႭჃႧႫႤႲ ႼႪႨႱ Ⴀ Ⴘ̃Ⴃ ႢႠႬ <ვიწყე შჱნებაჲ> ამის ეკლესიაჲსაჲ და ათხოჳთმეტ წლის<ა შ(ემდგომა)დ გან><ვასროჳლე. ႥႠႱႰႭჃႪႤ. ႥႨ Ⴌ ႠႵႠ ႸႨႬႠ ႧႠႷႥႠႬႨႱ-ႾႺႤႱ Ⴖ̃Ⴌ ႸႤႨႼႷႠႪႤႬ. ႣႠ ႥႨႬ Ⴀ ႫႨႱ ვი>ნ აქა შინა თაყვანის-ხცეს, ღ(მერთმა)ნ შეიწყალენ. და ვინ ა<მის> Ⴋ̃Ⴘ̃Ⴁ̃ႪႱႠ Ⴃ̃Ⴇ Ⴄ ႮႨႱႩႭႮႭ Ⴑ ႱႠ ႾႭჃႪႭႺႭႱ ႨႢႨႺႠ Ⴖ̃Ⴌ ႸႤႨႼႷႠ Ⴊ ႤႬ. Ⴈ̃ <მ(ა)შ(ჱნე)ბ(ე)ლსა დ(ავი)თ ე>პისკოპო[ს]სა ხოჳლოცოს, იგიცა ღ(მერთმა)ნ შეიწყა[ლ]ენ. <ი(ყავნ)> Ⴕ̃Ⴄ ႸႤႼႤႥႬႨႧႠ ႼႫႨ Ⴃ ႨႱႠ ႱႠႫႤႡႨႱႠჂႧႠ ႭႺ ႼႪ ႨႱႠ ႮႤႰႭ Ⴆ Ⴋ ႤႴ Ⴄ Ⴇ-Ⴌ Ⴀ ႧႤႱႠႥႨ ႱႠ ႦႤ ႣႠ Ⴞ <ქ(რისტ)ე შეწევნითა წმი>[დ]ისა სამებისაჲთა, ოც [წლ]ისა პერო[ზ მ]ეფ[ე]<თ-ნ>[ა]<თესავი>[სა] <ზე და>[ხ]<იდვა ႨႣႥႠ ႱႠႻႨႰႩႥႤႪ Ⴈ ႠႫႨႱ ႤႩ_ႪႤႱႨႠჂႱႠჂ ႣႠ ႠႧႾႭჃႧႫႤႲ ႼႪႨ ႱႠ ႯႠ Ⴋ Ⴀ ႣႫႣႨႱ ႢႠႬႢႰ საძირკველ>[ი] ამის ეკ_ლესიაჲსაჲ და ათხოჳთმეტ წლი[სა ჟა]<მ>[ა]<დმდის განგრ><ძელდა ႻႤႪႣႠ ႸჁႬႤႡႠჂ. Ⴅ Ⴈ Ⴌ ႠႵႠ ႸႨႬႠ ႧႠჃႷႠႬႨႱ-ႾႺႤႱ Ⴖ̃Ⴌ ႸႤႨႼႷႠႪႤႬ. ႣႠ ႥႨႬ ႠႫႨႱ Ⴄ Ⴉ ႪႤႱႨႠ ჂႱႠ ႱႭჃႪ შჱნებაჲ. ვ>[ი]ნ აქა შინა თაჳყანის-ხცეს, ღ(მერთმა)ნ შეიწყალენ.
English
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. By the help of the Holy Trinity, in the twentieth year of King Peroz, I began the building of this church and completed it in the thirteenth year. I, Nasra, built it. Whoever worships here, may God have mercy on them. And whoever [is] the builder, Bishop David of Khuloto, may God also have mercy on him. Amen. Christ, by the help of the Holy Trinity, in the twentieth year of King Peroz, [I] laid the foundation of this church and in the thirteenth year, from the foundation, I completed the building. Whoever worships here, may God have mercy on them. And whoever [is] the builder of this church, may God have mercy on him.
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და ვინ <ამის ე>[კ]<ლესია>[ჲსა] <სოჳლ><თაგანმან ႧႠႢႠႬႫႠႬ ႤႪႨႠ Ⴄ ႮႨႱႩႭႮႭ Ⴑ Ⴑ Ⴀ ႾႭჃႪႭႺႭႱ ႨႢႨႺႠ Ⴖ̃Ⴌ ႸႤႨႼႷႠ ႪႤႬ . Ⴀ ႫჁႬ ელია> [ე]პისკოპო{ს}[ს]ა ხოჳლოცოს, იგიცა ღ(მერთმა)ნ შეიწყა[ლენ]<. ა>[მჱნ] Ⴕ̃Ⴄ ႸႤႼႤႥႬႨႧႠ ႼႫႨ Ⴃ ႨႱႠ ႱႠႫႤႡႨႱႠჂႧႠ ႭႺ ႼႪ ႨႱႠ ႮႤႰႭ Ⴆ Ⴋ ႤႴ Ⴄ Ⴇ Ⴀ ႫႤႴႨ ႱႠ ႦႤ ႣႠ Ⴞ <ქ(რისტ)ე შეწევნითა წმი>[დ]ისა სამებისაჲთა, ოც [წლ]ისა პერო[ზ მ]ეფ[ე]<თ>[ა] <მეფი>[სა] <ზე და>[ხ]<იწყო ႨႼႷႭ ႢႠႬႠႾႪႤႡႠ Ⴢ ႠႫႨႱ ႤႩ_ႪႤႱႨႠჂႱႠჂ ႣႠ ႠႧႾႭჃႧႫႤႲ ႼႪႨ ႱႠ ႯႠ Ⴋ Ⴀ ႣႫႣႨႱ ႢႠႬႢႰ განახლება>[ჲ] ამის ეკ_ლესიაჲსაჲ და ათხოჳთმეტ წლი[სა ჟა]<მ>[ა]<დმდის განგრ><ძელდა ႻႤႪႣႠ ႸჁႬႤႡႠჂ. Ⴅ Ⴈ Ⴌ ႠႵႠ ႸႨႬႠ ႧႠჃႷႠႬႨႱ-ႾႺႤႱ Ⴖ̃Ⴌ ႸႤႨႼႷႠႪႤႬ. ႣႠ ႥႨႬ ႠႫႨႱ Ⴄ Ⴉ ႪႤႱႨႠ ჂႱႠ ႱႭჃႪ შჱნებაჲ. ვ>[ი]ნ აქა შინა თაჳყანის-ხცეს, ღ(მერთმა)ნ შეიწყალენ. და ვინ <ამის ე>[კ]<ლესია>[ჲსა] <სოჳლ><თაგანმან ႧႠႢႠႬႫႠႬ Ⴃ̃Ⴇ Ⴄ ႮႨႱႩႭႮႭ Ⴑ Ⴑ Ⴀ ႾႭჃႪႭႺႭႱ ႨႢႨႺႠ Ⴖ̃Ⴌ ႸႤႨႼႷႠ ႪႤႬ . Ⴀ ႫჁႬ დ(ავი)თ> [ე]პისკოპო{ს}[ს]ა ხოჳლოცოს, იგიცა ღ(მერთმა)ნ შეიწყა[ლენ]<. ა>[მჱნ]
English
and whoever from the soul of this church, by the hand of the Lord, Elijah the bishop of Khoulotsos, may he also be received by God. Amen. In the year 20, by the help of the Holy Trinity, of the twenty years of King Peroz, I began the renewal of this church and completed it in the thirteenth year, at the time of the completion. And whoever within this place of Taoukian-khtses, may they be received by God. And whoever from the soul of this church, by the hand of the Lord, David the bishop of Khoulotsos, may he also be received by God. Amen.
Citation. Tergwame, “Corpus of Old Georgian Inscriptions”, carce:1, machine-draft, 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/works/carce#s1
Colophon. Source: titus · licence: This text is part of the TITUS edition of Corpus of Georgian Inscriptions. Copyright TITUS Project, Frankfurt a/M, 21.11.2023. No parts of this document may be republished in any form without prior permission by the copyright holder. · model: deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor · provider: Relace · cost: $0.0013 · generated 2026-11-15.