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CAES0152

Caesarea. Date unknown. Gable-shaped cover for a limestone sarcophagus.

Transcription

μημόριον Ἀλεξάνδρου ἰατροῦ Ἐλείνου.

Translation

The memorial of the doctor Alexandros, (son) of Heleinos.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Gable-shaped cover for a limestone sarcophagus. Dimensions given are for inscribed area only; the entire cover is 2.13 in length, ca. 0.81 wide, and 0.36 deep. The lid has acroteria at each corner. The surface was finished with a claw chisel but is now very pitted and worn. One side carries an epitaph in two lines. Letters are irregular and poorly cut.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 20 cm; W: 112 cm; D: —

Date

0 CE to 0 CE

Current location

Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1974-1173

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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Other sources

  • Lifshitz, B. “Inscriptions Grecques de Césarée Au Palestine (Caesarea Palaestinae).” Revue Biblique 68, no. 1 (1961): 115–26. page 116, no. 3.
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  • Lehmann, Clayton Miles, and Kenneth G. Holum. “The Greek and Latin Inscriptions of Caesarea Maritima.” In Joint Expedition to Caesarea Maritima Excavation Reports, Vol. 5. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2000. page plate C, no. 152.
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  • Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum. Vol. 19, 1963. page 911.
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