Mosaic works stolen from Şanlıurfa (Sanliurfa) Province, Turkey.
I: Abgar Mosaic; bust portrait mosaic of a woman; found in 1979 in the center of Sanliurfa in Pine Grove Cemetery Hill neighborhood.
It
was published in 1981 by Drijvers.
Mosaic on the bottom right female
figure is below the rest of the place has been stolen. Mosaic floors and
mosaic-covered floor of the burial chamber dimensions 234 x 278
cm. d. Mosaic shows five people in two frames. The Syriac
inscriptions. It is undated. Where and by whom it is not known where the
missing woman's figure. This date was not given in writing in the
mosaic. II. the end of the century, III. It can be dated to the
beginning of the century.
Kidnapped
woman female figure in the bottom right of the tomb of the founder's
mother Barsemyo dismissal. The figures are depicted from the waist
up. Dismissed, many mosaics and in the sculpture Edessa women-specific
head ornaments in Urfa (Kofu) in downward over the taşımaktadır.köf
yellow veil görülür.azil is wearing a dress in the same color and a
button holding the dress on the left shoulder.
Translation of inscription:
Son
Asa're related.Manu son Abg.Barsemyo exceed his son.Barsemyo's mother
'dismissal.I was the son of Asa Barsemyo, eternity for me this house,
for my children and for my brother, sir, and I did it for my benefactor
Vasiliy's life. Hannan exceed his son.
II: family group; from Yakubiye neighborhood in the center of Sanliurfa, known as the Forty cave was discovered by J.B.SEGAL in 1952
triangular
patterns with the outer braid motif is a band around the mosaic
work. Syriac inscriptions are standing on the work of seven
people. Right and early Edessa women-specific head ornaments of the
left, particularly in the female figure (Kofu) are. These women are
wearing red shoes. over the green and black striped dress on the far
left Kofuku woman with yellow veil still covers a yellow robe. Kofuku on
the right leading woman has a green veil. Dress is black striped
green. Women from another (third) in the background is depicted as busts
have been destroyed face. Hairstyle is different. The four men are
bearded and moustached figure. Has pointed cone at the top of the male
figure in most OTA, the head of the others are open. All wore long
dresses and baggy. There are colored red and white fancy shoe on the
foot. Mosaic in the middle portion of a large part of the work has been
destroyed. Undated is probably III. It is the beginning of the century.
Translation
of the inscription:Gai resident spouse.Manu daughter Salmet.Abednahay
son of a resident.Less resident son ....Oğlu'abedşemeş resident.Resident
son Manu.Amatnahay resident daughter.
Mosaic work is square shaped. frame where the figures 130x130 cm. d. Mosaic shows five people in a single frame. wave aside the order of the frame number of figurative motifs and double braid motif adorns. The edges of the 8 cm 10 cm, leaving a range of background colors framed black band-generationally. At the top of this general frame, 15 cm on the beige background. It appears similar in size and made of black stone embellishment to the well-elected two badges. In its upper part, pink background on black 2 cm to 20 cm intervals on the short side of a rectangular frame concave 4 a blur decoration gets more involved. The names of the persons depicted in mosaic on the left side of their respective owners and are written from top to bottom. Figured frame was destroyed nearly half. There female figure seen Samaan's daughter, Manu was portrayed Barkelbo son behind. Mosaic has erased half the damage in this figure. Samaan's daughter, is wearing a dark gray suit. Shoulders, chest and neck folds and shadows, leaving the naked dress in black. I have on the yellow robe. The folds of my robe and edges are light brown. Beginning carries Kofu. The veil on this topic is covered. Hair color dark chestnut (perhaps legged) are given in color. The second party is the son Barkelbo Made in Mosaic. The face is oval and black beards. Which consists of a simple title on a single piece of stone similar to Mithra with the dress in dark gray color. Dress is black shadows and folds. Barkelbo right into the hands of the chest, while his left hand is raised slightly in the state has been left down. below his abdomen was unfortunately destroyed. The party is the Barman, he is wearing a colorful orange shirt, red dress of folds and shadows. Beginning in the same color as the shirt bears a title such as miter and is depicted as a black beard. Right shoulder knotted lace dress appears. Barman to, wore clothes similar to the baggy pants. But the female figure called the girl depicted with a pink dress. Heading the title due to amber, a veil in the back part of the body and the lower part of the chest in a yellow robe on the left shoulder moves. Following the destruction of the middle part of the figure not seen arms. The beginning of the title is conical (Kofu). Hair dark chestnut color (maybe legged), poured onto the mesh and shoulder. Mosaic is the leading figure of the left Gerno, but the girl behind the left shoulder and is depicted only as the head and shoulders. over the head of the name it is written right to left. No child is understood to be the dress Gerno round collar and a dark gray color. His face is round and short brown hair.
Samaan's daughter.
Manu son Bargello.
Barma'şa Barman to my son.
'But the girl.
Gerno.
Mosaic dimensions 130x130 cm. A woman on the mosaics and there are three people, including two boys. Woman standing, is depicted in a way that the two men lying on a sofa. a thin mattress on the sofa and in two places, there are three pieces stacked pads they rest their elbows have the figures. Sofas covered with a cover on the left edge of the semicircle, while the right edge ends in an upright position. Cover, dark gray, is made up of beige and pink. Right leading party is the son of Manu Barşamaş. Barşamaş, in a situation in hand and leaned his left elbow on the sofa holds a cup with two handles. Yellow and wearing beige dress. Mitra type is wearing a hood. This title, made of beige house on top of a topaçl the ends. Barşamaş's face is oval and abundant beard. Gray and black beard that made him the oldest man in the mosaic shows. Mosaic is the middle son of party Gerno Ma'na'. Maina, the situation is depicted reclining on the couch. His right leg is broken at the knee is a little on the inside of the left foot shot. Ma'na'n down the part until the pink shirt's chest appears in a knee that does not seem to be destroyed. The color of the shirt is wearing a baggy. And has a thin face bearded head is clear. Hair color brown (perhaps legged), which is the dark gray beard. The position of the arm rests can be seen, but not because of the damage to his left elbow pads according to him. Begin in the left hand; He was holding the base of the next person to Serve the drink cups. The left leading female Ma'na'n rimay'dır.rimay's wife, is depicted standing behind the couch and probably. At the beginning, there kf. down right over the kofan seen a yellow veil. It also covers the left shoulder and chest is dressed in a robe of the same color. Rimay is dressed in a reddish dress. Boyne has a necklace made of white stone. It holds a flower in his right hand. Henna hair is black shadows and edges on the left shoulder in a way built. His face has been living in a form close to the truth in light pink color.III because the writing style and mosaic work. It is believed that the beginning of the century.Mosaic work is the Syriac inscriptions.
Manu Barşamaş son.
Gerno son Maina.
Ma'na'n Rimay's wife.
V: Funerary banquet; found in
1956 by j.b.segal was found in a rock tomb in the center of Sanliurfa
Eyyubiler neighborhood. Is torn, some of the fragments were found at an
antique market in Beirut.
Mosaic
work of the outside yellow, a blue and red colored braid motif
band. There is a strip of red tape in it immediately. Date incomplete
form was given 549 years, which corresponds to 238 years. The essays in
this mosaic is given in four places down from above. There are eight
people on Mosaic. He opened a women's figure sitting at the right hand
of the throne backed the right and the left hand is resting on the left
leg with the throne. It beginning located in Kofu. There are over Kofu
yellow veil. There is a pink dress on a yellow robe. The right of a male
figure reclining sofas This lady is located. Left arm leaned on pink
pillow and holds a double-handled cup in his left hand. Her dress is
gray. The beard and mustache are a kind of title at the beginning. His
right arm was extended onto the right leg. In front of him wearing the
same color clothes are base figures in the hands of the bowl. She wears a
baggy pink color. More recently, there are two figures in the
background is seen as a bust, and both of them are yellow dress. In the
background is seen standing three people. One female and two
male. Female blue veil covering the beginning of the same color and body
are my robe. The dress is pink. One of the male figure is a pink dress
while the other is yellow. This composition is framed by black and red
portions of the located on the Syriac inscriptions found in comic strips
with a triangular motif on the right, but the band has been destroyed
in places.Mosaic work is the Syriac inscriptions.
Translation:(Five) face (forty) in August, nine years of my son I Barbaşa Zeydallat; I did this for myself and my children for burial.
Zeydallat Avi's wife.
Some Zeydallat's daughter.
Barba'şa Zeydallat my son.
Zeydallat Barşalmo son.
Zeydallat son Mami.
Zeydallat girls Z ......
Zeydallat son of M ......u
Zeydallat son of my Barba.
VI: Ghawth SON BALAYLAR; found in a cave outside the historic center of Sanliurfa Samsat'ta door.
Drawings by Eutingen in 1890. Undated is probably III. It is the beginning of the century.
Mosaic
work outside of the triangle motif band, the wave motif in it and if
there is a band on the inside chain ornamental motifs. Ten people
depicted on the mosaic-shaped bust. It is located four people in the top
section. One of these men while others have female figure. Women are at
the beginning of two of Kofu. It has been destroyed but the bearded and
mustachioed face of the male figure. In second place is still a total
of five figures is a male lady others. There are three of these in the
beginning of Kofu women. At the middle part of the face was damaged but
still male figure is seen that beard and mustache. This single line
segment is located in Syriac inscriptions under my frame. The lowest
part because of the damage should have been four people but there is
only one figure in particular right. only the name of the article is
incomplete figures are available. There are four frame mosaic post. The
Syriac inscriptions.
Translation of inscription:
Ghawth daughter Salmet.
Balay Ghawth son.
Damay.
The song.
'Abşay kisat's wife.
'Abşay's mother to Arhemt.
'Abşay.
Mag ... ..
'Abedşuk.
I Gavsi son of Balay; eternity for me this house, my children and I did it for my successor.
Sudden Balay son.
Ani's mother Salmet.
Samay.
Balay son Barnabas.
VII: the Orpheus Mosaic; found in 1956 inthe center of Sanliurfa
539 missing letters on the date given. This date corresponds to the Gregorian 228 years.
Orpheus sits in the middle and there areinstruments in his left hand. Is the dress.Head of Orpheus is destroyed. BesidesOrpheus
Translation of inscription:
Orpheus.
(Five Hundred) in July thirty-nine years.
In 1881 in Urfa were copies. as missing out on a date it was given 570, 259
There are two figures sitting on the lap of afemale child. The right arm was extendedonto the left chest. There are two rowsnecklace on her neck. Beginning in the form of a cloth hanging down pointed hatcovers your entire body. They extend theright arm holding the child in her arms onthe left chest of the
Translation of inscription:
(Five Hundred) in February of seventy years, (i) the eternity house did for myself.... ..I Bar'at son '
as on date is given by the Seleucid year 547 Gregorian calendar that is 236.
There on a pedestal emerald
Translation of the inscription:
Five hundred forty-seven in this
Please note that DLVLK identified other mosaics from this group, which were not reported stolen, but which turned out to be amongst the set of photographers the looters took at the site, eg the Dallas Museum Orpheus mosaic, now back in Turkey.