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| Keywords: Finn's sketch of doorway+Greek inscription at Castle in Mejdal Yaba in 1850.PNG Mejdel Yaba in 1850 The discovery of a Greek inscription was made by James Finn British Consul in Jerusalem He visited the village and castle at Mejdal Yaba in 1850 When surveying a church attached to the castle he saw a Greek inscription upon a lintel This Greek Inscription on a winged tablet on top of a side doorway at a building attached to castle built on the ruins of Mirabel fortress a medieval Crusader stronghold of the Lordship of Mirabel Migdal/Mejdal fortress The Ancient Greek inscription reads «ΠΑΡΤΥΡΙΟΠΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΚΗΡΥΚΟΥ» In his book Byeways in Palestine Finn provides along with a sketch of the entrance his own English translation of the Greek inscription Martyr Memorial Church of the Holy Herald-i e John the Baptist https //archive org/stream/byewaysinpalesti00finniala page/128/mode/1up Byeways in Palestine Finn's rendition of the inscription in Greek letters is correct He interpretes the term Holy Herald formerly used as a designation of John the Baptist ascribing to him in the first place the office of a herald preacher gr ΚΗΡΥΞ instead of baptizer i e a prophet heralding the coming of Jesus Literally however one would translate «ΠΑΡΤΥΡΙΟΠΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΚΗΡΥΚΟΥ» as Martyrdom of the Holy Herald 1850/1877 https //archive org/stream/byewaysinpalesti00finniala page/130/mode/1up James Finn a sketch from Byeways in Palestine London 1877 other versions PD-old-70-1923 Greek inscriptions Christian saints Palestine in the 1850s Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
