Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Title	ID	Language(s)	Date	Transcription	Translation
Cave of Elijah, 54-70 CE. Room / Interior Space. Graffiti.	haif0042	Greek	Between 54 CE and 70 CE	ΜνησθῇΠτολεμαίς Ο Δῶρας	Remembered Ptolema[is ...] Doras
Cave of Elijah, 54-70 CE. Room / Interior Space. Graffiti.	haif0043	Greek	Between 54 CE and 70 CE	Διόφαντος	Diophantus
Cave of Elijah, 54-70 CE. Room / Interior Space. Graffiti.	haif0044	Greek	Between 54 CE and 70 CE	Μνησθῇ Ζεύξιος μὲ γυνὴ αὐτοῦκαὶ ὑιοῦς τ σ Λούκιου Θύμουεὐ μεγάλη νζ ενγγύς καίΛεήθη	Remembered Zeuxiu<s> with his wife and sons [...], Luciu<s>, Thymus good [...] greater [...] NZnear and Lethe
Cave of Elijah, 54-70 CE. Inscription on North-Western Wall of Cave.	haif0045	Greek	Between 54 CE and 70 CE	Εὐτυχίς	Eutychius
Cave of Elijah, 54-70 CE. Inscription on North-Western Wall of Cave.	haif0046	Greek	Between 54 CE and 70 CE	Θεότεκνος	Theotecnus
Cave of Elijah, 54-70 CE. Inscription on North-Western Wall of Cave.	haif0047	Greek	Between 54 CE and 70 CE	Ψυχής	Of Psyche
Cave of Elijah, 54-70 CE. Room and Space. Graffiti.	haif0048	Greek	Between 54 CE and 73 CE	Χάρης Ἠώνας κεκαὶ Δάμας	Chares, Yonah and Damas
Cave of Elijah, 54-70 CE. Room and space. Graffiti.	haif0049	Greek	Between 54 CE and 70 CE	Μαρινος καὶΚυρίλλα	Marinus and Cyril<l>a
Judaea, Horvat Alim, 132 CE - 135 CE. Weight. Label.	hali0001	Hebrew	Between 132 CE and 135 CE	ל ופרנשו שמעון דסוי פרס	(Ben Kosba, Prince of Israel,) and his administrator Shim'on Dasoi. A paras (in weight)
Hammatha, Fifth century CE. Bathhouse floor. Verse.	hamm0001	Greek	455 CE	Μηκέτι τάρβος ἔχοιτε λοετροφόρου ἀσαμίνθου οὐλομένης, ἣ μύρια πολλοῖς ἄλγε᾽ ἔθηκεν, ἄνδρας σινομένη κτείνοθσά τε, πολλάκι παῖδας ἡ τ᾽ ἀχανὴς γὰρ ὑπέρθεν ὅλην κατεχώσατο γαίη. Ἄνδιχα δὲ στορέσας φιλοπαίγμονα θήκετο χῶρον Νικᾶς, ἄλλοθι δοὺς τερψίμβροτον ἑλκέμεν ὕδωρ.	No longer be in dread of the water-carrying bath being smashed, which brougth infinite sorrow to many, by hurking and killing men, in many cases children, for the [yawning] earth buried it all from above. But now, having laid a pavement [on either side], made a sporting place Nikas, having let pleasant water to be drawn elsewhere.
Galilee. Hammatha, September-November 455 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0002	Latin, Greek	455 CE	+Ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ τόπῳ μνησθῇ Μάρκος ὁ ἐξκέπτωρ ἅμα τοῖς ὑειοῖς αὐτοῦ Ἰεσσούῳ τῷ καὶ Θεοδώρῳ καὶ Δανιήλῳ τῷ καὶ Ἀντωνίνῳ, τοῖς ἐκ συμβιώσεως Νόννης. Ἀμήν. Ἰνδικτῶνος θ´ ἔτους ηιφ´+	In this holy place may Marcus the scribe be remembered, together with his sons, Jesus, also (called) Theodorus and Daniel, also (called) Antoninus, (born) from his marriage with Nonna. Amen. Indiction 9, year 518.
Galilee. Hammatha. 425-475 CE. Plaque. Dedicatory.	hamm0003	Greek	Between 425 CE and 475 CE	Ἐν τᾦ ἁγίῳτόπῳ μνησθῇ Θεωσέβιος ὁ σινγουλάριος καὶ Προκοπίας	In this holy place may Theosebius the singularis be remembered, and Procopia.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300-700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0004	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τᾦ ἁγίῳ τόπῳμνησθῇ Πιόνιος καὶ Εὐθυμία	In this holy place may Pionius (?) be remembered, and Euthymia.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0005	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τᾦ ἀγίῳ τόπῳ τούτῳ μνησθῇ Ἀσκληπίος.	In this holy place may Ascelpius be remembered.
Galilee. Hammatha. Fifth century, CE. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Memorial.	hamm0006	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ μουσικῷ τόπῳ τοῦ κλιβανοῦ μνησθῖ Νικάσιος ὀρχιστὴς μετὰ τῶν φιλούντων αὐτὸν καὶ Δαγαλαῖφος καὶ Καλεώνιστος ἀδελφοί.	In the sacred and refined place of the clibanus may Nicasius the pantomime be remembered, with those who love him and (his) brothers Dagalaiphus and Kaleonistus.
Hammatha, 300 - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0007	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τόπῷ μνησθῇ Ϲτρατήγιος σχολαστικὸς τοῦ Μαιουμᾶ Τυρίων.	In this sacred place may Strategius be remembered, the advocate of Maiumas of the Tyrians.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0008	Hebrew, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τοῖς θείοις τούτοις τόποις μνήσθωσιν Κυρνανὸς καὶ Ἠσάκιος συμφυλεὺς σύμμαχοι φίλοι	In these divine places may be remembered Kyrananus (?) and Isaac (his) fellow-conuntryman, friends and comrades in arms.
Galilee. Hammatha. Fifth century CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0009	Latin, Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Ἐν τᾦ ἁγίῳ τόπῳ μνησθῇ Πρισκιανὸς ὁ Βερνου	In this holy place may Priscianus (son) of Verinus be remembered.
Hammatha, 300 - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0010	Armenian, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τᾦ ἱερῳ τόπῳ τούτῳ μνησθῇ Τυγράνης καλαμαύλις Ϛκαὶ Θαυμασία αὐτοῦ γαμήτη Ϛκαὶ Εὐσεβία Ϛκαὶ Κώσμας αὐτῶν τέκνα Ϛκαὶ Γεναδίου Ϛκαὶ Ἠλία Ϛκαὶ τῶν αυτῶν φίλων	In this sacred place may Tigranes the piper be remembered, and Thaumasia wife, and Eusebia and Cosmas their children, and (may remembrance be) of Gennadius and Elias and of their friends.
Galilee. Hammatha, Fifth century CE. Slab. Funerary.	hamm0011	Latin, Egyptian, Semitic, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τᾦ τόπῳ τούτῳ μνήσθωσιν Γερμανός, Παῦλος, Ἀμμουνιανός, ΖαβδίονΖαβδίων, Φαρζαμάνης, Εἰμητία, καὶ πάντες οἱ διαφέροντες αὐτοῖς	In this place may be remembered Germanus Paulus, Ammonianus, Zabdion, Farzamanes, Imetia and all their kinsfolk.
Galilee. Hammatha, 300 - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0012	Latin, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τᾦ ἱερᾦ τόπῳ μνήσθῇ Παύλου καὶ Μαρίας	In this sacred place may Paulus and Mary be remembered.
Galilee. Hammatha. Fifth century, CE. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Prayer.	hamm0013	Latin, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ὅλων δημιουργὸς βοήθησον Ἀμελιανᾦ καὶ Ἀλυπίᾦ καὶ Ῥηγίνᾦ τέκνοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς κόμησι καὶ ἡμῖν πᾶσι τοῖς φιλοῦσι αὐτούς. Ἀμήν.	God the [Creator] of all things, help Ameli[anus], and Alypius and Reginus (?) his children, the counts, and us all who love them. Amen.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0014	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Στρατήγιος μαρμαράριος ἐν τᾦ ἀγιᾦ τόπῳ ἔγραψεν. Μνήσθωσιν οἱ φίλοι αὐτοῦ.	Strategius the marble worker wrote (this) in this holy place. May his friends be remembered.
Galilee. Hammatha. Fifth century, CE. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Memorial.	hamm0015	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τᾦ ἀγιᾦ καὶ ἱερᾦ τόπῳ μνήσθῇ Ἀδόνη ἡ ὁλοχρυσὸς ἡ τοῦ κύρου Πρίσκου	In this holy and sacred place may Adone be remembered, the all-golden of the lord Priscus.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0017	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τᾦ φιλαρέτῳ τόπῳ μνήσθῇ Βοηθὸς Κάρου ἐπαρχικὸς καὶ συνκλινία αὐτοῦ Ἐλευθέρα καί Ἰώβιος αὐτοῦ ἀδελφὸς καὶ Οὐρανία ἡ αὐτοῦ ἐγγόνη.	In this sublime place may Boethos son of Carus , the praefectianus, be remembered, and Eleuthera his wife, and Iobius his brother, and Urania, his granddaughter.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0018	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τᾦ ἀγιᾦ τόπῳ μνήσθωσιν Ϲτρατηγιος καὶ Ϲιλανὸς καὶ Παῦλος καὶ Εὐπάτριος καὶ Εὐσέβιος ὁ ζυγοστάτης καὶ Μελανὸς καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι φίλοι.	In this holy place may Strategius be remembered, and [Si]lanus and Paul and [E]upatrius and Eusebius the public weigher ; and Melanus and [the other] friends.
Galilee. Hammatha. Fifth century, CE. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Memorial.	hamm0019	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Εὐφημία ἡ θυμελική.	Euphemia the actress.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 -700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0020	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ τόπῳ μνήσθωσιν Εὐθυμία καὶ Ἐπιθάνιος ἔγραψε. +	In this holy place may Euthymia and .. be remembered. Epiphanius wrote (this).
Galilee. Hammatha. Fifth century, CE. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Memorial.	hamm0021	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ χαριεστάτῳ τόπῳ τούτῳ μνησθῇ Μαξιμῖνος ὁ ζυγοστάτης καὶ Σαρίας καὶ Γρηγόριος καὶ Εὐσεβία τέκνα αὐτοῦ.	In this graceful place may Maximus the public weigher be remembered, and Sarias and Gregorius and Eusebia his children.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Memorial.	hamm0022	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	+ Ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ τόπῳ μνησθῇ Λεόντιος νοτάριος Δροσερίου τριβούνου Δαμασκηνοῦ	In this holy place may Leontius the notary be remembered, (the son) of Droserius tribunus of Damascus.
Galilee. Hammatha. Fifth century, CE. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Memorial.	hamm0023	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ μνησθιῇ Ἠλίας μαρμαράριος καὶ Γρηγορία καὶ Προκοπία καὶ Ἑλλαδία	In this place may Elias the marble worker be remembered, and Gregoria and Procopia and Helladia.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0025	Hebrew, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Εἴε χάρις Ἱορτασίου γλύπτου κὴ σφηροπέκτουσφαιροπαίκτου.	May (God's) grace be with Heortasius, the engraver and juggler.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Prayer.	hamm0026	Latin, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Χριστὲ βοήθει Ϲιρικίῳ τῷ μαγιστριανῷ τῷ Γαζαιῳ καὶ Ἀντωνίνῳ	Christ, help Siricius the Gazean agens in rebus, and Antoninus.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0027	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ τόπῳ μνησθῇ Κωσταντῖνος ΙΚΘΙΑΧΘΨ Ϛκαὶ Δομνῖνος ὁ σινγουλάριος. +	In this holy place may Constantine (or Constans or Constantius) (son ) of [N]icotachos be remembered, and Domninus the singularis.
Galilee. Hammatha. Roman and Byzantine periods. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Epigram.	hamm0028		Between 300 CE and 700 CE	[no transcription]	[no translation]
Galilee. Hammatha. Roman and Byzantine periods. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Epigram.	hamm0029	Latin, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ αγίῳ τόπῳ μνησθῇ Φωτῖνος.	In this holy place may Photinus be remembered.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0030	Latin, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τόπῳ μνησθῇ Βάσσος καὶ Ῥουφῖνος καὶ Θεοδώσιος καὶ Δομνῖνος ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ.	In this sacred place, may Bassus be remembered, and Rufinus and Theodosius and Domninus his brothers.
Galilee. Hammatha. Roman and Byzantine periods. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Epigram.	hamm0031	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Αὐξίτω Πέργη, ἡ πρώτη τῆς Παμφυλίας.	Prosper Perge, the capital of Pamphylia!
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Prayer.	hamm0032	Latin, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Χριστός Μιχαήλ Γαβριήλ Κύριε βοήθει Φιλολογίῳ τῷ μαγιστριανῷ καὶ Ζήνωνι τῴ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ.	God helps (or Christ Michael Gabriel, or: Christ born of Mary). O Lord, help Philologius the agens in rebus and his brother Zeno.
Galilee. Hammatha. Fifth century, CE. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Epigram.	hamm0033	Greek	Between 451 CE and 457 CE	Ὁ θεός ὁ τῶν ὅλων δημιοῦργος αὐτὸς βοήθησον τῷ πατρικίῳ Ζήνονι καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ τῷ ἐπταδαίμονι τῷ δούλῳ αὐτοῦ.	God, he who created all things, help Zenon the patrician and his servant Alexander 'seven devils' .
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0034	Latin, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῴ ἁγίῳ τόπῳ μνησθῇ Ἀναστάσιος καί τοῖς αὐτοῦ.	In this holy place may Anastasius be remembered, and his household.
Galilee. Hammatha. 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0035	Latin, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις τόποις μνησθῇ Ἱλαρία. Ηὗξατο Ϲυνκλήτιος Κύριε εἰσάκουσον. Ἀμήν.	In these holy places may Hilaria be remembered. Syncletius uttered this prayer: hearken, O Lord! Amen.
Galilee. Hammatha. Roman and Byzantine periods. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Epigram.	hamm0036	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Μνησθῇ Κιβαροῦς καὶ Ἠγάνγα καὶ Ὀλυμπισταχὰ καὶ Μίκκος.	May Kibarous be remembered, and Eganga (?) and Olympistacha and Mikkos.
Galilee. Hammatha. Sixth century CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0037	Latin, Greek	Between 500 CE and 600 CE	Ἐν τoῖ ἱερoῖ τόπoῖ τούτoῖ μνησθῇ Μαρία ἰλλουστρία καὶ Σεργία κομητίσσα+ Ἐν τoῖ ἱερoῖ τόπoῖ τούτoῖ μνησθῇ Λέων κόμης καὶ ἄρχων καὶ Πανκράτιος καὶ ος.	In this sacred place may Maria the illustris be remembered, and Sergia the countess. In this sacred place may Leo the count [and governor] be remembered, and Pancratius and ...
Galilee. Hammatha, 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0038	Semitic, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ καλῷ τόπῳ μνεισθῇ Ἠλίας καὶ σεβίου Μαρίας Βοσστρηνῆς μετὰ τῶν ἀγαπόντων αὐτούς.	In this beautiful place may Elias be remembered, and Mary of Bostra, his wife, with all who love them.
Galilee. Hammatha, 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	hamm0039	Latin, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ τόπῳ μνήσθωσιν Εὐστόχιος καὶ Ἑρμογένης καὶ Κωνσταντῖνος καὶ Καιοῦμος, Θώμας, Σεουῇρος ἐπαρχικός καὶ σεβίους αὐτῶν Ματήρνα καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαὶ αὐτῶν καὶ Βασιλία.	[In this holy place may be remembered Eus]tochius, Ermogenes, Constantine, Kaiumas, Thomas, Severus (?) the praefectianus, and [their] wives Materna, Georgia, Euphemia, and [their sisters...?] and Basilia.
Galilee. Hammatha. Roman and Byzantine periods. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Epigram.	hamm0040	Latin, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Μνήσθωσι οἱ φίλοι Παῦλος καὶ Ματρωνιανός.	May the friends Paul and Matronianus be remembered.
Galilee. Hammatha. Roman and Byzantine periods. Engraved on bathhouse floor. Epigram.	hamm0041	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἠρανικὸς ἡσυχία.	Silence (is) pleasant.
Galilee. Hammatha. Roman and Byzantine periods. Engraved in bathhouse floor. Epigram.	hamm0042	Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ τόπῳ μνησθῇ	In this holy place may [so-and-so] be remembered.
Galilee. Hammatha, 300 CE - 700 CE. Slab. Label.	hamm0043	Semitic, Greek	Between 300 CE and 700 CE	Ἔργον Ὀλεπίου γλύπτου	Work of Olepius the engraver

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