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21-DEC-2011

Antakya Museum December 2011 2501.jpg

I was informed about this mosaic as follows: "In Cimok, ed. Mosaics of Antioch (Istanbul: A turizm yayilari, 2005), pp. 68-69, indication it was found in Antioch and dates to second half of 5th century CE; its Greek reads: “Peace be your coming in, you who gaze on this. Joy and blessing be to those who stay here. The mosaic floor of the triclinium was made in the time of Megas (Megalos) and Iohanned (Ioannos) and Anthousa, ‘stathmouchoi’, in the month of Gorpiaios, in the fifth indiction.” The descr. here goes on to indicate a belief that the building must have been an inn and the term “stathmochos” means innkeeper. Curiously, the Cimok description is titled “Biblical Inscription”, the only indication of which is an analogy cited from 1 Samuel 16:4, where elders of the town addressed Samuel when he entered Bethlehem with the words “Is your visit peaceful, O seer?” "

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