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זכורים )לטוב( האומנים, שהוציאו לפועל את המלאכה הזאת: מריאנוס וחנינא בנו.## ]הדין פסי[פוסה אתקבע בשתה##]^^^^^^^ל[מלכותה דיוסטינוס מלכה##]סאין)?(^^^^ד[ אתנדבון כל בני## ק]רתה^^^^^^^^^[בירבי##א]^^^^^^^דכירין לטב כל##ב]ני קרתה^^^דכיר לט[ב## Next to the main entrance of the nave are two adjoining inscriptions flanked by a bull and a lion forming part of the band which framed the nave mosaics. The inscriptions are set one above the other and face the entrance. The upper inscription is in Greek, the lower in Aramaic. Each inscription is set within a differently sized tabula ansata The Greek inscription consists of five lines, separated by one line of tesserae. The translation of the inscription is as follows:## "May the craftsmen who carried out this work, Marianus and his son Hanina, be held in remembrance"## The Aramaic inscription consists of seven lines separated by three to four lines of background.The inscription reads as follows:## "This mosaic was laid down in the year ... of the reign of Emperor Justinus ... who gave a hundred dinars ... gave all members (sons) of the community(?) ... Rabbi ... honoured be the memory of all sons ... Amen.## To the left of the inscription is a lion in profile in front of a branch. Its mane is composed of curved and straight lines, its mouth is open and its tail is curled upwards. To the right is a bull in profile, its head with by two horns shaped like a horseshoe; it has a hump on its back and elongated testicles between its hind legs.