| Ateni Theotokos Church Georgian inscription | |
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| Writing | Georgian script |
| Created | 982–989 |
| Discovered | 1940 |
| Language | Old Georgian |
The Ateni Theotokos Church inscription (Georgian: ატენის ღვთისმშობლის ეკლესიის წარწერა) is the Georgian language inscription written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script on the Ateni Theotokos Church, a basilica located in the village of Didi Ateni, Gori Municipality, Shida Kartli, Georgia. The inscriptions are dated 982–989 AD. The inscription mentions Rati I and Liparit II, Dukes of Kldekari.
Inscription
- ႵႤ ႠႣႨႣႤ ႭႰႱႠ
- ႥႤ ႺႾႭႥႰႤႡႠႱႠ
- ႠႵႠ ჄႭႰႺႨႤႪႤႡ
- Ⴐ ႣႠ ႼႤ ႸႬႱႠ ႱႳႪ
- ႨႤႡႰ ႰႠႲ ႤႰႨႱႧ
- ႠႥႨ ႻႤ ႨႢႨ ႪႮႰႲ
- ႤႰႨႱႧႥႨႱႠႨ ႰႪႬ
- ႠႶႠႸႤႬႠ ႤႱႤ ႱႠႾ
- ႪႨ ႶႧႨႱႠႨ ႣႠ ႡႽႤႨ
- ႺႠႧႠႨ ႼႨ ႤႩႪႤႱႨ
- ႠႨ ႱႠႪႭႺႥႤႪႠႣ
- ႱႳႪႨႱႠ ႫႧႨႱႠ
- Translation: "Jesus Christ, have mercy on both of the worldly lives, bodily and spiritual, of Rati Eristavi, son of Liparit Eristavi, who built this house of God as a rock of Sky, a holy Church, for praying for their souls."
References
- N. Shoshiashvili, Corpus of Georgian inscriptions, I, Tbilisi, 1980, pp. 202–203
- L. Rcheulishvili, Ateni Low-domed Church, Georgian Art, I, Tbilisi, 1942, pp. 33–37
- Kornelius Danelia, Zurab Sarjveladze, Georgian Paleography. Tbilisi, 1997, pp. 42–43