Data Artem
Capital: Capital 37 - Cloister (Saint-Pierre de Moissac)
Building Name
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Saint-Pierre de Moissac
Location
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Cloister
Capital
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37
Subject
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Abel and Cain
Description
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West Gallery; inscriptions illlustrates the scenes and identifies the characters. West face shows Abel making an agreeable offering to Yawhee. The inscription is over the altar
Reference
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The narrative is found in Genesis 4: 2-9.
Corpus Ref.
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Vol. 8 Ariège, Haute Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn-et-Garonne, 181-2
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east face - 37 - Cloister
Face: east faceInscription: CAIN OCCIDIT : ABELTranslation: Cain kills Abel.
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north face - 37 - Cloister
Face: north faceInscription: VBI : EST ABEL FRATER CAIN TVVS NESCIOTranslation: Cain, where is your brother, Abel? I don't know
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south face - 37 - Cloister
Face: south faceInscription: GARBA CAIN DIABOLVS : RECIPIT EAMTranslation: Cain with a sheaf of wheat The devil accepts it.
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west face - 37 - Cloister
Face: west faceInscription: ABELTranslation: Abel
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