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MARE0054

Maresha, 300-101 BCE. Ostrakon. Label.

Transcription

Ζήνων Σαμαίῳ

Translation

Zenon to Samaios

Diplomatic

ΖΗΝΩΣΑΜΑΙΩ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The tag seems to mention a transaction between Zenon and Samaios. Zenon is a common Greek name, while Samaios is the Greek form of the Hebrew Samuel, שמואל, deriving from the abbreviation Shamai.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 3.5 cm; W: 2.9 cm; D: 0.6 cm

Date

300 BCE to 101 BCE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Ecker, Avner, and Hava Korzakova. “Greek Inscribed Pottery.” In The Excavations of Maresha Subterranean Complex 57: The “Heliodorus” Cave, 95–101. BAR International Series 2652. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2014. insc 5.
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Source of transcription

  • Ecker, Avner, and Hava Korzakova. “Greek Inscribed Pottery.” In The Excavations of Maresha Subterranean Complex 57: The “Heliodorus” Cave, 95–101. BAR International Series 2652. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2014. insc 5.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Ecker, Avner, and Hava Korzakova. “Greek Inscribed Pottery.” In The Excavations of Maresha Subterranean Complex 57: The “Heliodorus” Cave, 95–101. BAR International Series 2652. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2014. insc 5.
    Zotero
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