Doliskana

Doliskana (Georgian: დოლისყანა, Turkish: Dolishane) is a Georgian medieval Orthodox monastery in the Medieval Georgian kingdom of Klarjeti (modern-day Artvin Province of Turkey). It is now used as a mosque. Its construction was finished in the mid 10th century, during the rule of Sumbat I of Iberia. It is located high above the right bank of the Imerkhevi River.

Doliskana Monastery
დოლისყანის მონასტერი
Religion
AffiliationGeorgian Orthodox
Location
LocationProvince of Artvin, Northeast Turkey (historic Georgian principality of Klarjeti)
Architecture
TypeMonastery, Church
Completedtenth century

The inscriptions

On the exterior walls of the church are several short inscriptions in Georgian written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script. One mentions the prince and titular king Sumbat I of Iberia.[1] The inscriptions have been dated to the first half of the 10th century.[2]

Inscription 1
The sun or mass dial on the south side of the church in 1911

ႵႤ ႠႣႨႣႤ ႫႤႴჁ ႹႬႨ ႱႡႲ ႫႦႢႰႻႡႧ

  • Translation: "Christ, glorify our King Sumbat with longevity."[3]

Inscription 2

ႼჂ ႫႵႪ ႼჂ ႢႡႰႪ

  • Translation: "Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel."[4]

Inscription 3

ႸႵႫႬ Ⴑ ჄႪ

ႧႠ ႢႡႰႪ
ႣႩ
ႬႱჂ

ႧႠ

  • Translation: "Created by the hand of bishop Gabriel."[5]

Inscription 4

ႼႭ

ႱႲႤ
ႴႠႬ
Ⴄ ႸႤ
Ⴋ
Ⴛ

ႶႰႨ ႢႡႪ

  • Translation: "Saint Stephen, have mercy on priest Gabriel."[6]

Inscription 5

ႨႳ ႵႤ

ႼჂ ႤႱႤ ႤႩႪႤႱႨჂ ႼႤ ႣႶႤႱႠ
ႫႤႴႤႧႠ ႹႬႧႠ

ႵႤ ႸႤ

  • Translation: "Jesus Christ, have mercy on the church of our kings, o Christ have mercy."[7]

References
  1. Eastmond, Antony, Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia, 1998, pp. 224-226
  2. Shoshiashvili, p. 290
  3. Marr, p. 185; Shoshiashvili, p. 291; Djobadze, i. 15 ch. 81-83
  4. Marr, p. 184; Shoshiashvili, pp. 291-292; Djobadze, i. 16-17, ch. 84-85
  5. Djobadze, i. 18, ch. 85
  6. Shoshiashvili, pp. 292-293
  7. Marr, p. 186; Shoshiashvili, pp. 293-294

Bibliography
  • Marr, Nicholas, The Diary of travel in Shavsheti and Klarjeti, St. Petersburg, 1911
  • Djobadze, Wachtang, Early medieval Georgian monasteries in historical Tao, Klarjeti and Shavsheti, 2007
  • Shoshiashvili, N. Lapidary Inscriptions, I, Tbilisi, 1980


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