{{short description|Inscriptions on the Jvari Monastery, near Mtskheta, Georgia}} {{Infobox artifact | name = Jvari inscriptions | image = 250px | image2 = | image_caption = Inscription 3 | material = Relief | size = 87/101 x 138 cm <small>(inscription 1)</small><br>87/122 x 138 cm <small>(inscription 2)</small><br>86/170 x 122 cm <small>(inscription 3)</small><br>70/80 x 130 cm <small>(inscription 4)</small> | writing = Georgian script | language = Old Georgian | created = AD c. 595-605 | discovered = | location = Jvari Monastery | id = }} The '''Jvari inscriptions''' ({{lang-ka|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.<ref>Rapp, f. 7.1</ref> 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.<ref>Rapp, f. 7.2</ref>

==Inscriptions== ===Inscription 1=== ::Ⴍ ႫႠႺ ::ႭႥႰႨႱႠ ::Ⴍ ႱႲႤႴႠႬႭ ::Ⴑ ႵႠႰႧႪႨႱ ::Ⴀ ႮႠႲႰႨ ::ႩႨႭႱႨ ႸႤ ::'''Translation:''' "Cross of Our Savior, have mercy on Stephanoz, the ''patrikios'' of Kartli."<ref>ECG, insc. [https://epigraphy.iliauni.edu.ge/en/inscriptions/ECG026.html 026]</ref>

===Inscription 2=== ::ႼႭ ::ႫႵ Ⴊ Ⴋ ::ႧႠႥႠႰႠႬႢႤႪႭႦႭ ::ႣႤႫႤႲႰ ::ႤႱ ჃႮႠ ::ႲႭႱႱ ::Ⴀ ႫႤႭ ::Ⴞ ႾႤႷ ::ႠႥ ::'''Translation:''' "Holy Michael Archangel, have mercy on Demetre the ''hypatos''."<ref>ECG, insc. [https://epigraphy.iliauni.edu.ge/en/inscriptions/ECG027.html 027]</ref>

===Inscription 3=== ::ႼႭ ႢႰႪ ::ႫႧႠႥ ::ႠႬႢႤႪႭ ::Ⴍ ႠႣႰ ::ႰႱႤႱ ჃႮႠႲ ::ႭႱႱႠ ႫႤႭႾ ::ႤႷႠႥ ::'''Translation:''' "Holy Grigol Archangel, have mercy on Adarnase the ''hypatos''."<ref>ECG, insc. [https://epigraphy.iliauni.edu.ge/en/inscriptions/ECG028.html 028]</ref>

===Inscription 4=== ::ႼႭ ႱႲႤ ::ႵႭႡႳႪ ::ႱႲႨ ::ႸႤ ::'''Translation:''' "Holy Stephen, have mercy on Kobul Stephanoz."<ref>ECG, insc, [https://epigraphy.iliauni.edu.ge/en/inscriptions/ECG029.html 029]</ref>

==See also== *Bir el Qutt inscriptions *Bolnisi inscriptions ==References== {{reflist}}

==Bibliography== *Epigraphic Corpus of Georgia (ECG) Project, Institute of Linguistic Studies, Ilia State University *Rapp, Stephen H. (2014) The Sasanian World Through Georgian Eyes, Caucasia and the Iranian Commonwealth in Late Antique Georgian Literature, Routledge, {{ISBN|9781472425522}} Category:Georgian inscriptions Category:Archaeological artifacts Category:6th-century inscriptions Category:7th-century inscriptions Category:Mtskheta