Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Title	ID	Language(s)	Date	Transcription	Translation
Golan Heights. Sukeik, Late Roman or early Byzantine period. Lintel. Invocation.	suke0001	Greek	Between 200 CE and 450 CE	εἷς θεός + ὑγία Γερμανός	(There is) one God....health....Germanus(?)
Surman, 351-352 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.	surm0001	Greek	Between 351 CE and 352 CE	θάρσι Κάλεμος Φροντίνου, οὐδὶς ἀθάνατος. ἐτῶν ιεʹ ἔτους ιευʹ	Be of good courage, Kalemos, son of Frontius! No one is immortal. Fifteen years old, in the year 415.
Surman, 5th-6th century CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.	surm0002	Greek	Between 400 CE and 599 CE	τέθνηκας ὡς καὶ πάντες, οὐδὶς γὰρ ἀθάνατος. θάρσει Φωσφόρε ἐτῶν κγʹ	You have died, even as all must, for no one is immortal. Be of good courage, Phosphorus. Twenty-three years old.
Surman, 303 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.	surm0003	Greek	303 CE	θάρσι Μονιμωσα Φιλίππου, οὐδὶς γὰρ ἀθάνατος. ἐτῶν ξʹ ἔτους τξζʹ	Be of good courage, Monimosa, daughter of Philippus, for no one is immortal! Sixty years old, in the year 367.
Surman, 346-347 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.	surm0004	Greek	Between 346 CE and 347 CE	θάρσι Ζνηνόδωρος, οὐδὶς ἀθάνατος ἐτῶν κθʹ ἔτους ιυʹ	Be of good courage, Zenodorus! No one is immortal. Twenty-nine years old, in the year 410.
Galilee. Hippos (Susita). Second or third century CE. Niche. Dedication.	susi0001	Greek	Between 100 CE and 299 CE	Θεῷ Δουσάρει	[to the god] Dusares.
Galilee. Hippos (Susita). Second century CE. Amphora. Dedication.	susi0002	Greek	Between 100 CE and 199 CE	ἐπι Εὐκλεύς	In the time (of the rule) of Eukles.
Galilee. Hippos (Susita), 338 CE to 640 CE. Chancel Panel. Dedicatory.	susi0003	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	ἐν χρSόνῳ Προκοπίου πρεσβυτέρου + +	In the time of Procopius, presbyter.
Galilee. Hippos (Susita). 338 CE to 640 CE. Mosaic floor. Dedication.	susi0004	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	Προκόπιος δοῦλος Χριστοῦ ψήφωσεν τοσ τόν ε ὑπέρ μνήμης καί ἀναπαύσέως Πέτρου καί νας τῶν αὐτοῦ υἱῶν ἐν μηνί Ἰανουαρῳ	Procopius...(the servant) of Christ (made the mosaic pavement...) for the memory and repose of Petros and ...-nas, his sons...in the month of January.
Galilee. Hippos (Susita), 591 CE. Mosaic floor. Dedicatory.	susi0005	Greek	591 CE	φωτιστηρίου ἐν μηνί Ἰανουαρίῳ Ἰνδικτιῶνος ἔτους δνχ	(of the) Baptistery (in the month) January (Indiction.....) In the year 654.
Galilee. Hippos (Susita), Fifth or sixth century CE. Mosaic floor. Invocation.	susi0006	Greek	Between 400 CE and 599 CE	Προσφορά ὦν Κύριος γινώσκει τά ὀνόματα Ἄγιε Κοσμά Ϛκαί Δαμιανέ πρόςδεξε, ἀμήν, Κύριε.	The offering of those whose names the Lord knows, may Sts Cosmas and Damianos accept. Amen, O Lord.
Hippos (Susita), Late 4th Century CE to 5th Century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	susi0007	Greek	Between 300 CE and 499 CE	Ἐκαρποφόρησεν Πέτρος ΚΩΚΑΙ ΝΟΤΟ	Peter donated ...
Hippos (Susita), Late 4th Century CE to 5th Century CE. Mosaic. Offering.	susi0008	Greek	Between 300 CE and 500 CE	Προσφορὰὑπὲρ ἀναπαύσεως Ἀντώνας διακονίσσης.	Offering for the repose of the deaconess Antona.
Hippos (Susita), Late 4th Century CE to 5th Century CE. Mosaic. Offering.	susi0009	Greek	Between 300 CE and 500 CE	Ἐκαρποφόρησεν Ἡλιόδωρα εἰς λὸγον τοῦ ψηφίου ΝΟΤΟ	He(lio?)dora donated for the purpose of the mosaic.
Hippos (Susita), 6th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	susi0010	Greek	Between 500 CE and 599 CE	Ἐπὶ τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ μακαριοτάτουμακαριοτάτου ἡμῶν πατρὸς καὶ ἐπισκόπου Μεγάλου ἐγενετο τὸ πᾶν ἔργον τῆς ψηφώσες τοῦ ἁγίου μαρτυρίου Θεοδώρου	Under our holy and truly blessed father and bishop Megas, the entire work of the mosaic in the holy martyrion of Theodoros was executed.
Hippos (Susita), 6th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	susi0011	Greek	Between 500 CE and 599 CE	Ἀββᾶς ΘεόδωροςΘεόδορος καὶ ἀββᾶς Πέτρος, ὅτι αὐτὸναὐτυ ἔκτεισαν τὰ δύω μετρίδα τοῦ μαρτυρίουμαρτύριον τούτουτοῦτο.	Father Theodoros and father Petros (sc. are remembered here), because they themselves founded/built the two μετρίδια (?) of this sanctuary.
Hippos (Susita), 6th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	susi0012	Greek	Between 500 CE and 599 CE	προσφορὰ ΣιμωνίουΣιμονίου πρεσβυτέρουπρεσβίτερος	Offering of Simonios, the priest.
Hippos (Susita), 2nd-4th century CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.	susi0013	Greek	Between 100 CE and 400 CE	Θάρσι Εὐσέβιε	Have courage, Eusebios
Hippos (Susita), late 5th-early 6th century CE. Mosaic. Offering.	susi0014	Greek	Between 475 CE and 525 CE	Προσφορὰ τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου Σιμεονιοῦ χρυσοχοῦ ΚΟΣΤΟΥΤΟΣ· φυλάξει αὐτωναὐτόν καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτου καὶ τὴντὶν ἐλευθερίαν σου	Offering of the prieset Symeonios, goldsmith and custodian. He (sc. the Lord God) will protect him and his children and your freedom.
Hippos (Susita), late 5th-early 6th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	susi0015	Greek	Between 475 CE and 525 CE	Ὑπὲρ μνμης καὶ αναπαύσεως πρεσβυτέρου Αἰλιου ἀδελφοῦ μου καὶ Μεγάλου καὶ Εὐσεβίου	For the rememberance (or "peace and rest"?) of the priest Elias, my brother, and of Megas and Eusebios
Hippos (Susita), 238-239 CE. Column. Dedicatory.	susi0016	Greek	Between 238 CE and 239 CE	εὐτυχῶς· Αἴλιος Καλπουρνιανὸς ἀπὸ κορνουκλαρίου τοῦ καθολικοῦ δουκηναρίου καὶ Δομειτία Οὐλπία ματρῶνα στολᾶτα σύνβιος αὐτοῦ τὸν πρεσβ τῇ κυρίᾳ πατρίδι· ἔτους ι τβτ’ιβτ’, Δείου η’	Good luck. Aelius Calpurnianus, former cornicularius (in the office) of the procurator summarum rationum, and Domitia Ulpia, matrona stolata, his wife, (dedicated) the presb... to the lordly mother city. In the year 302, the eighth day of Dios.
Shavei Zion, Jan 486 CE. Mosaic floor. Dedicatory	szio0001	Greek	486 CE	χωρεπισκόπων καὶ ἐν μηνὶ Περιτίου	… country-bishops and … in the month of Peritios ...
Shavei Zion, Jan 486 CE. Mosaic floor. Dedicatory	szio0002	Greek	486 CE	ὁσιωτάτου ἐπισκόπου ἡμῶν Φωτίνου καὶ εὐλαβεστάτου Κωσμᾶ τοῦ περιοδευτοῦ ἐτελειώθη τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο τῆς ψηφώσεως ἰνδικτιῶνος θʹ τοῦ αιχʹ ἔτους +	… our most pious bishop Photinos … and the most devout Kosmas … the periodeutes … was completed the work of the mosaic in the year 611, indiction 9. +
Golan. Tel et-Talaya. Date unknown. Altar. Dedication.	tala0001	Greek	Unknown	Θεανδρίῳ μεγίστῳ Ζήνων Κάδμου ἀνέθηκεν	To the most mighty (God) Theandrios, Zenon, son of Cadmus, dedicated (this altar).
Golan. Tel et-Talaya, Date unknown. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).	tala0002	Greek	Unknown	θάρσι Δομεττιάς Ἀβωνου ἐτῶν π´	Be of good courage, Domettias, daughter of Abonos! Eighty years old.
Golan. Tel et-Talaya, Date unknown. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).	tala0003	Greek	Unknown	θάρσι Φιλοῦ ἐτῶν ο´	Be of good courage, Philous! Seventy years old.
Golan. Tel et-Talaya, Date unknown. Tombstone. Epitaph.	tala0004	Greek	Unknown	θάρσι Οἰνεμήσεος Ἑρίνου ἐτῶν νζ	Be of good courage, Oinemeseos(?), son of Herinos! Fifty-seven years old.
Tamra, June 725. Mosaic. Building.	tamr0001		725 CE	+ Ἐπὶ πρεσβυτέρου ἐγένετω ὑ ψύφωσης τῆς ἁγίας ἐκλησίας σπουδῇ . Ὁ κύριος ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιο̃ν δωρύσετε αὐτους. Μνίσθητι κύριε καὶ υ καὶ τῶν ἐν τῖ κόμῃ ταύτῃ πάσις ψυχῆς. Ἐτελειώθη τὸ πᾶν ἔργον μενὸς Ἰουνίου ἰνδικτιῶνι ὀγδόῃ ἔτους ἑκατοστοῦ ἐβδόμου.	[(cross) Under so-and-so the priest?] was made the mosaic of the holy church [by the efforts of so-and-so. The Lord] will grant them [remittance] of their sins. Remem[ber, Lord, so-and-so and so-and-so] and those (who live) in this village, each and every soul. [The work was completed on the -- of the month of June?] in the eighth indiction, year one hundred and seven.
Upper Galilee, Tel Anafa, Upper Galilee. Tel Anafa. Second-first century BCE. Jar fragments. Seal impression of ownership on handle.	tana0001	Phoenician, Hebrew	Between 150 BCE and 50 BCE	גרמלקרת	Germelqart
Tell Basul, pre-427 CE. Mosaic. Verse.	tbas0001	Greek	Between 324 CE and 427 CE	Κύριος φυλάξειτήν εἴσοδόν σου καὶτὴν ἔξοδόν σούἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ ἔως τοῦ αἰῶνος.	The Lord will guard thy coming in and going out, henceforth and forever.
Tell Basul, pre-427 CE. Mosaic. Verse.	tbas0002	Greek	Between 324 CE and 427 CE	Αὔτη ἡ πύλη τοῦ Κυρίου δίκαιοι εἰσελεύσονται ἐν αὐτῇ.	This is the gate of the Lord into which the righteous shall enter.
Lower Galilee, Tel Beit Yerah, Hellenistic period. Amphora stamp. Label.	tbye0001	Greek	Between 210 BCE and 146 BCE	Θευδόρου Ἀγριανίου Ἐπι Παυσανία	Belonging to Theudoros (in the month) of Agrianios. In the term of Pausanias.
Beth Yerah, 528 CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	tbye0002	Greek	Between 528 CE and 529 CE	+Θεοδώρω Μάγιστρος καὶ Θεοφιλᾶς καῖ ΒασσἰλωΕΠΙϹ ἐγένετο ἡ ψήφωσις τοῦ μεσαύλου καὶ τοῦ διακονικοῦἐπὶ τῶν πρεσβθτέρων Ἠλιοὺ καὶ Βασσὶλου ἰνδικτιῶνος ζʹ ἔτους φϙαʹ.	… Theodore Magister and Theophilas and Basil... …. the paving of the communicating hall and the diaconicon was done in the dime of the priests Elijah and Basil, indiction 7, year 591.
Beth Yerah, Late 6th Century CE to Early 7th Century CE. Mosaic. Prayer.	tbye0003	Greek	Between 550 CE and 650 CE	φύλαξονπρεσβυτέρους Ἀμήν.	… protect the priests. Amen.
Beit Yerah, 5th-6th century CE. Slab. Epitaph.	tbye0004	Greek	Between 400 CE and 600 CE	+ τόπος Ἄνδρου πρεσβύτερου +	+ Tomb of Andron the Priest +
Beit Yerah, September-November 528 CE. Mosicac. Invocation.	tbye0005	Greek	528 CE	+ Κύριε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ μαγιστριανῷ καὶ Θεοφίλας καὶ Βασσίλῳ ἐπισ. Ἐγένετο ἡ ψίφωσις τοῦ μεσαύλου καὶ τοῦ διακονικοῦ ἐπὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων Ἡλίου καὶ Βασσίλου, ἰνδικτίονος ζʹ, ἔτους φϙαʹ.	Lord, help (?) Thedorus the magistratus and Theophila and Basil the . . . The mosaic of the court and of the diaconicon was made in the days of the most pious priests Elias and Basil, in the 7th indiction, year 591.
Tel Dor, Hellenistic-Roman periods. Other object. Label (Token).	tdor0001	Latin, Greek	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	VIIβάρις ζ	7. Tower. 7.
Coastal plain, Tel Dor, Fourth-century BCE. Sherd. Ownership.	tdor0002	Hebrew, Phoenician	Between 300 BCE and 200 BCE	מלכנ נער אשמנ	Milkn[...]servant of Esh[mun...]
Tel Dor, 138-137 BCE. Sling bullet. Label.	tdor0003	Hebrew, Greek	Between 138 BCE and 137 BCE	Τρύφωνος νίκη דאר ε Δωριτῶν πόλεως. Ῥοῦγεῦσαι	For the victoryof TryphonDor. Year 5.Of the city of Dorians. Havea taste of sumac.
Coastal Plain, Dor (Nahsholim), Early Second Century CE. Fragment statue base. Dedication.	tdor0004	Greek	Between 100 CE and 150 CE	Μᾶρκον Πάκκιον Ποπλίου υἱὸν Κυρείνα Σιλουᾶνον Κόιντον Κορήδιον Γᾶλλον Γαργίλιον Ἀντείχουον πρεσβευτὴνΣεβαστου ἀντιστράτηγον ἐπαρχείας Συρίας	(In honour of) Marcus Paccius,* son of Publius,* of the Tribe Quirina, Silvanus Quintus* Coredius Gallus Gargilius* Antiquus, legatus Augusti* propraetore (i.e. governor) of* the Province of Syria
Dor, Early 4th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	tdor0005	Greek	Between 300 CE and 350 CE	Ἐπὶ τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου ἐπισκόπου Ἀκακίου.	In the time of the most holy bishop Akakios.
Tel Dor, second century CE. Amulet. Magical label.	tdor0006	Greek	Between 100 CE and 199 CE	Χνούμις	Chnoumis
Horvat Te'ena, Khirbet Umm et Tina, 400-700 CE. Mosaic Pavement. Building, Biblical Quotation.	teen0001	Greek	Between 400 CE and 700 CE	Ἐπὶ Θεοδοσίου πρεσβυτέρου ἐκτίσθη ὁ τόπος εἰρήνη εἰρήνη ἡ εἰσοδός σου κὲ ἡ ἔξοδός σου γένοιτο, ἀμήν. +	Under Theodosius the priest this place was built. Lord, peace, peace may be your coming in and your going out, amen.
Horvat Te'ena, Khirbet Umm et Tina, 400-700 CE. Mosaic Pavement. Dedicatory.	teen0002	Greek	Between 400 CE and 700 CE	+ Θεοδόσιος πρεσβύτερος. +	Theodosius the priest.
Golan Heights. Tel el-Jukhadar, Not later than the second half of the third century CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.	tell0001	Greek	Between 250 CE and 300 CE	θάρσι Ἀντωνία ἐτῶν κ´ζ´	Be of good courage, Antonia! Twenty-seven years old.
Tel Yona, 5th-6th century CE. Amphora. Label.	tely0001	Hebrew	Between 400 CE and 599 CE	רא דדירא רם תשחבעתא ויקאראחמרא דדירא רם תשחבעתא ויקארא	Wine of the monastery of Ram, glory and honor.
Judaea, Tel Harasim, Persian period. Jar stamp. Ownership.	thar0001	Hebrew	Between 500 BCE and 300 BCE	לחנונהיהוד	Of HanunaYehud
Lower Galilee. Hammath Tiberias. 270 CE to 325 CE. Multicolored mosaic floor. Labels.	tibe0001	Hebrew	Between 270 CE and 325 CE	טלה שור תאומים אריה בתולה מוזנים גדי דלי דגים	Aries Taurus [Gemi]ni [Cancer] Leo Virgo Libra [Scorpio Sagittarius] Capricorn Aquarius Pisces
Lower Galilee. Hammath Tiberias. 270 CE to 325 CE. Multicolored mosaic floor. Labels.	tibe0002	Hebrew	Between 270 CE and 325 CE	תקופת ניסן	Spring
Lower Galilee. Hammath Tiberias. 270 CE to 325 CE. Pink, red, and black mosaic floor. Dedication.	tibe0003	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 270 CE and 325 CE	יהי שלמה על כל מן דעבד מצותה בהדן אתרה קדישה ודעתיד מעבד מצותה תהי לה ברכתה אמן אמן סלה ולי אמן	May peace be upon anyone who has offered charity in this holy place and anyone who will offer charity may he be blessed. Amen, Amen, Selah, and for myself Amen.

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