A Greek and Aramaic Inscription Discovered at Armazi in Georgia

Abstract

IN THE autumn of 1940 the Georgian archeologist, the late I. Javakhishvili, excavated a tomb in the region of Armazi,1 the ancient capital of Iberia (Georgia). In the course of the excavation five inscriptions were discovered, three in Greek, one in Aramaic, and one in Greek and Aramaic. The three Greek inscriptions, which are brief and of much less interest and importance than the bilingual inscription, are as follows.2 1. A gem with the portrait of a man