Jvari inscriptions

The Jvari inscriptions (ჯვრის წარწერები) 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, 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.

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."

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."

Inscription 3

 * ႼႭ ႢႰႪ
 * ႫႧႠႥ
 * ႠႬႢႤႪႭ
 * Ⴍ ႠႣႰ
 * ႰႱႤႱ ჃႮႠႲ
 * ႭႱႱႠ ႫႤႭႾ
 * ႤႷႠႥ
 * Translation: "Holy Grigol Archangel, have mercy on Adarnase the hypatos."

Inscription 4

 * ႼႭ ႱႲႤ
 * ႵႭႡႳႪ
 * ႱႲႨ
 * ႸႤ
 * Translation: "Holy Stephen, have mercy on Kobul Stephanoz."