Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Title	ID	Language(s)	Date	Transcription	Translation
'Ein Fattir, 476-531 CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	einf0001	Greek	Between 461 CE and 536 CE	Ἐπὶ τοῦ θεοσεβεστάτου καὶ ὁσιωτάτου ἡμῶν ἐπισκόπου Ἀναστασίου ἀνενεώθη τὸ πᾶν ἔργον τῆς ἁγιωτάτης ἐκκλησίας ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας καὶ μακροημερεύεσος τῶν καρποφορησάντων ἐψηφώθη μηνὶ Μαρτίου ἰνδικτιῶνος ιδʹ ψηφοθεσία Κλαυδιανοῦ καὶ Ἰμαννουελ ιεʹ μηνὸς Μαρτίου.	In the time of our most God-fearing and pious bishop Anastasios all of the most holy church was restored for the salvation and longevity of the benefactors, and it was paved in the month of March, indiction 14, by the mosaicists Claudian and Emmanuel (15 March?).
'Ein Fattir, Late 5th Century. Mosaic. Invocation.	einf0002	Greek	Between 460 CE and 536 CE	Χριστὲ βοήθει Ἰωάννου διακόνου.	Christ, help John the deacon.
Ein-Gedi, Byzantine. Mosaic Floor. Dedicatory.	eing0001	Hebrew	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	דכירין לטב כל בני קרתה דיהב גרמה ותקין כנישתה דכרי לט יונתן חזן דיהב גרמיה בתקינה דכנישתה שלם	Remembered for good, all the people (members) of the community who gave of themselves and repaired the synagogue. Rembered for good Jonathan (the) hazan who gave of himself in the repair of the synagogue. Peace.
Ein-Gedi, Byzantine. Mosaic Floor. Dedicatory.	eing0002	Hebrew	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	אדם שת אנוש קינן מהללאל ירד חנוך מתוסלח למך נוח שם חם ויפית	Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth.
Ein-Gedi, Byzantine. Mosaic Floor. Dedicatory.	eing0003	Hebrew	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	טלה שור תאומים סרטן ארי בתולה מאוזניים עקרב קישת גדי ודלי דגים ניסן אייר סיון תמוז אב אילול תשרי מרחשון כסלין שבט ואדר אברהם יצחק ויעקב שלום חנניה מישאיל ועזריה סלום על ישראל	Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Aquarius, Pisces. Nisan, Iyyar, Sivan, Tamuz, Av, Elul, Tishrei, Marheshvan, Kislev, Tevat, Shtevat and Adar. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Peace. Hananiah, Mishrael, and Azariah, peace upon Israel.
Ein-Gedi, Byzantine. Mosaic Floor. Dedicatory.	eing0004	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	דכירין לטב יוסה ועזרין וחזיקין בנוה דחלפי כל מן דיהיב פלגו בן גבר לחבריה הי אמר לשן ביש על חבריה לעממיה הי גניב צבותיה דהבריה הי מן דגלי רזה דקרתה לעממיה דין דעינוה משוטטן בכל ארעה וחמי סתירתה הוא יתן אפוה בגברה ההו ובזרעיה ויעקור יתיה מן תחות שומיה וימרון כל עמה אמן ואמן סלה	Remembered for good Yose, 'Ezrin and Heziqin, sons of Halifi. All who cause division among his fellow men or speak libel concerning his fellow to the gentiles or steal from his fellow's posession, or who reveals the secret of the town to the gentiles - the One whose eyes gaze upon all the land and sees what is hidden, He will set his face on that mand and his offspring and He will eradicate him from under the Heavens. And all of the people said, Amen and Amen, selah.
Ein-Gedi, Byzantine. Mosaic Floor. Dedicatory.	eing0005	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	רבי יוסה בן חלפי חזקין בן חלפי דכירין לטת דסגי סגי הנון עבדו לשמה דרחמנה שלום	Rabbi Yose the son of Halifi, Heziqin the son of Halifi, remembered for good. A great deal have they done in the name of the Merciful. Peace.
Ein Gedi, 5-6 c. CE. Wall. Unknown	eing0006	Hebrew	Between 401 CE and 600 CE	ן אביה	[no translation]
'Ein el-Jadida, late 6th Century. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	einj0001	Greek	Between 550 CE and 600 CE	Ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας καὶ ἀντιλήψεωςτῶν ὁσίων πατέρων ἡμῶν Ανιου τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶδιακόνου καὶ ὧν α ἐψιφώθη	For the salvation and succour of our pious fathers... of the priests and deacon and of those … was paved ...
Golan Heights. ῾Ein Nashot, Late Roman or Byzantine Period. Wall or floor fragment. Text unknown.	einn0001	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 200 CE and 640 CE	אמן אמן סלה שלום	Amen. Amen. Selah. Shalom.
Golan Heights. ῾Ein Nashot. Byzantine Period. Synagogue hall architrave fragment. Dedication.	einn0002	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 CE and 499 CE	אבון בר יוסה	Abun, son of Yose.
Golan Heights. ῾Ein Nashot. Late Roman or Byzantine Period. Sarcophagus. Funerary.	einn0003	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 200 CE and 640 CE	שמעון בר אבון בר שנין כו	Shimon, son of Abun. Twenty-six years old.
Golan Heights. ῾Ein Nashot. Late Roman or Byzantine Period. Sarcophagus lid. Funerary.	einn0004	Greek	Between 200 CE and 640 CE	Ἰοσῆς Ζαννεου ἐτῶν ο´	Joses, son of Zanneas. Seventy years old.
Ἑin Semsem, 338 CE - 640 CE. Lintel. Invocation.	eins0001	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	εἷς θεὸς + καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ βοηθῶν	[There is] one [God], and [his Christ], who helps...
Golan Heights. Ἑin Semsem, Early Byzantine Period. Lintel fragment. Quotation.	eins0002	Greek	Between 400 CE and 599 CE	Δεξία Κυρίου ἐποίησεν δύναμιν δεξία Κυρίου ὕψωσεν ἡμᾶς ιε τα τῶν μεγα	[The right hand of the Lord] has wrought power; [the right hand of the Lord] has exalted us. ...the...of the....
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0001	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσι Ἀντωνία ἐτων ο´ε´	Be of good courage, Antonia! Seventy-five years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0002	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσι Γαία ἐτῶν ι´	Be of good courage, Gaia! Ten years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0003	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσι Ηωρια ἐτῶν ο´ε´	Be of good courage, Eoria! Seventy-five years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0004	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσι Ἀγάθη ἐτῶν ι´	Be of good courage, Agathe! Ten years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0005	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσιια ἐτῶν λ´β´	Be of good courage, ..ia (?)! Thirty-two years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0006	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσει Δίοδωρε ἐτῶν	Be of good courage, Diodorus! ... years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0007	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσι ΝατωνῖνεἈντωνῖνε ιἐτῶν κε	Be of good courage, Antoninos! Twenty-five years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0008	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσει Ζεβ θα ἐτῶν λ	Be of good courage, Zeb..tha(?)! Thirty years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0009	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσι μτ α ἔτους κα´	Be of good courage, .mt.a(?)! Twenty-one years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0010	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσει Μαρθόνη ἐττῶν λ´η´	[Be of good courage] Marthone(?)! Thirty-eight years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0011	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	ανο ἐτῶν λ´	...ano(?)! Thirty years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	elal0012	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	θάρσει Ουλ ζησας ἔτη ζ	(Be of good courage), Ul...! He(?) lived seven years.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Block. Funerary (Epitaph).	elal0013	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	Μ ς ἐτῶν ξ´	Μ....s(?) Sixty years old.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Block. Funerary (Epitaph).	elal0014	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	νι Εὐμαθή ἐτῶν ξ´ε´	...Eumathe. Sixty-five years old.
El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Funerary.	elal0015	Greek	Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	Δημητρία χαῖρε	Demetria, farewell!
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, 200 CE - 250 CE. Lintel. Dedicatory.	elal0016	Greek	Between 200 CE and 250 CE	ἔργον Γαϊανου λαοτόμου	(the) work of Gaianus (the) stonecutter.
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, 200 CE - 250 CE. Lintel. Dedicatory.	elal0017	Greek	Between 200 CE and 250 CE	Αὐγοῦστα μήτηρ τῶν στρατοπέδων	...Augusta, mother [of the camps].
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Roman Period. Stele. Funerary or dedicatory.	elal0018	Greek	Between 100 CE and 299 CE	εὐγενίης βλάστημα καὶ παιδείης καὶ τὸν ἔρνος ι στρατίης μετὰ ταῦτα ι ἡγεμόνεσσιν ητου παι τῆς ἐπικόσμησεως	...offshoot of noble birth...and of culture also the shoot(?)...military service(?) after this...to the leaders...(?)...of the decorating...
Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Text unknown.	elal0019		Between 150 BCE and 300 CE	[no transcription]	[no translation]
Eliat, first-seventh century CE. Rock wall. Graffiti	elat0001	Greek	Between 1 CE and 638 CE	Ἄκραβος	Akrabos
Eliat, first-seventh century CE. Rock wall. Graffiti	elat0002	Latin	Between 1 CE and 638 CE	Victoria Augusti Caesaris	Victory of Augustus Caesar
El-'Auja, Byzantine. Mosaic. Invocation.	elau0001	Greek	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	+ Ἅγιέ μου Ἀναστάσιε εὐλόγησον τὴν πηγὴν ταύτην κὲ δὸς ὑπομονὴν Ἠλι.+	[no translation]
Horvat ῾Eleq, 1st century BCE. Amphora handle. Label.	eleq0001	Greek	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	Ἀθηναίου Ονασι	Of Athens, Onasi
Judaea. El-Jib(?). 20 BCE - 135 CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	elji0001	Greek	Between 20 BCE and 135 CE	Σαλώνα κατανα Μαραιάμη	Little Salona Maraiame
Judaea. El-Jib(?), 20 BCE - 135 CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	elji0002	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 20 BCE and 135 CE	בר חדוחדן	(Son) of Haddu (Haddan?)
Golan. El-Kursi, 585-586 CE. Pavement mosaic. Dedication.	elku0001	Greek	Between 585 CE and 586 CE	+ ἐπὶ τοῦ θεοφιλεστάτου Στεφάνου πρεσβυτέρου καὶ ἡγουμένου ἐγένετο ἡ ψήφωσις τοῦ φωτιστηρίου ἐν μηνὶ Δεκεμβρίῳ ἰνδικτιῶνι τετάρτῃ ἐπὶ τοῦ εὐσεβεστάτου καὶ φιλοχρίστου ἡμῶν βασιλέως Μαυρικίου ὑπατίας πρώτης +	In the time of the most God-beloved Stephanos, presbyter and superior, the mosaic decoration of the baptistry took place, in (the) month of December, (the) fourth indication[-year], in the first consulship of Maurice, our [most] pious and Christ-loving emperor.
Golan. El-Kursi. Early Byzantine Era. Pavement mosaic. Dedication?	elku0002	Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	+ Κόνωνος	of Konon
Golan. Kafr el-Ma, 1-500 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).	elma0001	Greek	Between 1 CE and 500 CE	θάρσει Λουκία Μαρίνου ἐτῶν λʹ	[Be of good courage] Lucia(?), daughter of Marinus! Thirty years old.
Kastellion Monastery on Khirbet el-Merd, Fifth century CE. Limestone conical sundial.	elme0001	Greek	Between 400 CE and 499 CE	[no transcription]	[no translation]
Khirbet el-Merd, Fifth to sixth century CE. Slab. Graffiti.	elme0002		Between 400 CE and 599 CE	[no transcription]	"Remember, O Lord, thy servant, the monk Andrew (from the Monastery?)."
Negev. Elusa (Haluza). 400 CE - 640 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).	elus0001	Greek	Between 400 CE and 640 CE	[no transcription]	[no translation]
Elusa (Haluza), 400 CE - 640 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).	elus0002	Greek	Between 400 CE and 640 CE	Στεφάνoυ Ἱλαρίου	Stephan son of Hilarios
Negev. Elusa (Haluza). 400-475 CE. Limestone tombstone. Epitaph.	elus0003	Greek	Between 400 CE and 475 CE	Θάρσι, Ἀβδαλγῆ, οὐδίς ἀθάνατος ἐτῶν ϛζʹ μηνὸς Δύστρου διʹ	Courage, 'Abdalga, no one is immortal; aged 66, 14th of Dystros
Negev. Elusa (Haluza). 400-475 CE. Limestone tombstone with traces of red paint. Epitaph.	elus0004	Greek	Between 400 CE and 475 CE	Θάρσι, οὐδίς ἀθάνατος	Courage, no one is immortal
Negev. Elusa (Haluza). 400-640. CE Limestone tombstone. Epitaph.	elus0005	Greek	Between 400 CE and 640 CE	ΣΖΟΥΡΙΖΟΥ Χριστῷ Ε ΑΙΕΝΕΤ	...to Christ...

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