The Ateni Theotokos Church inscription () is the Georgian language inscription written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script on the Ateni Theotokos Church, a basilica located in the village of Didi Ateni, Gori Municipality, Shida Kartli, Georgia. The inscriptions are dated 982–989 AD. The inscription mentions Rati I and Liparit II, Dukes of Kldekari.N. Shoshiashvili, Corpus of Georgian inscriptions, I, Tbilisi, 1980, pp. 202–203L. Rcheulishvili, Ateni Low-domed Church, Georgian Art, I, Tbilisi, 1942, pp. 33–37Kornelius Danelia, Zurab Sarjveladze, Georgian Paleography. Tbilisi, 1997, pp. 42–43
Inscription ႵႤ ႠႣႨႣႤ ႭႰႱႠ ႥႤ ႺႾႭႥႰႤႡႠႱႠ ႠႵႠ ჄႭႰႺႨႤႪႤႡ Ⴐ ႣႠ ႼႤ ႸႬႱႠ ႱႳႪ ႨႤႡႰ ႰႠႲ ႤႰႨႱႧ ႠႥႨ ႻႤ ႨႢႨ ႪႮႰႲ ႤႰႨႱႧႥႨႱႠႨ ႰႪႬ ႠႶႠႸႤႬႠ ႤႱႤ ႱႠႾ ႪႨ ႶႧႨႱႠႨ ႣႠ ႡႽႤႨ ႺႠႧႠႨ ႼႨ ႤႩႪႤႱႨ ႠႨ ႱႠႪႭႺႥႤႪႠႣ ႱႳႪႨႱႠ ႫႧႨႱႠ
Translation: "Jesus Christ, have mercy on both of the worldly lives, bodily and spiritual, of Rati Eristavi, son of Liparit Eristavi, who built this house of God as a rock of Sky, a holy Church, for praying for their souls."
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