Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Title	ID	Language(s)	Date	Transcription	Translation
Khirbet es-Samra, 6th century CE. Mosaic floor. Bible verse.	ksam0001	Greek	Between 500 CE and 599 CE	Κύριος φυλάξῃ τὴν εἴσοδόν σουκαὶ τὴν ἔξοδόν σου.	The Lord will guard thy coming in and going out.
Khirbet es-Samra, 6th century CE. Mosaic floor. Prayer.	ksam0002	Greek	Between 500 CE and 599 CE	+ εἴσοδος ὑμῶν ἐν εἰρήνη + καταμονὴ ὑμῶν πολυχρόνιος τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ χάριτι + κυβερνουμένῃ +	Let your coming be in peace, your staying of a long time be goverend by the grace of God.
Khirbet es-Samra, 6th century CE. Mosaic floor. Prayer.	ksam0003	Greek	Between 500 CE and 599 CE	+ Ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμὼν Χριστοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν φυλάξῃ πάσῃ σοφίᾳ πνεύματος καὶ ἐν πίστι τῶν πρώτων Ἁγίων τὰς εἰσόδους καὶ τὰς ἐξόδους ὑμῶν ἐν Κυρίῳ + Ἀμήν +	The peace of Christ our Saviour which prevails everywhere shall protect, by all wisdom of the Spirit and the faith of the first Saints, your entrances and exists through the Lord. Amen.
Khirbet Siyar el-Ghanam, 300-600 CE. Grey decorative ceramic plate. Invocation, prayer.	kseg0001		Between 300 CE and 600 CE	δώῃς χάριν ἡμῖν	... grant us grace ...
Khirbet Siyar el-Ghanam, 300-600 CE. Ceramic amphora. Invocation, prayer.	kseg0002		Between 300 CE and 600 CE	Λεοντίου	of Leontius
Kafr Soum, 70-150 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph	ksou0001	Latin, Greek	Between 70 CE and 150 CE	Titus Flavius Pudens veteranus. Τίτος Φλάουιος οὐετρανὸς λεγεῶνος ι᾿ Φρετηνσίας. μνησθῇ ὁ γράψας καὶ ὁ ἀναγεινώσκων.	[Latin] Titus Flavius Pudents, veteran. [Greek] Titus Flavius Pudens, veteran of legio X Fretensis. May the writer and reader remember him.
Khirbet Susiya, Byzantine. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	ksus0001	Hebrew	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	זכור לטובה קדושת מרי רבי איסי הכהן המכיבד בירבי שעשה הפסיפוס הזה וטח את כותליו בסיד מה שנתנדב במשתה רבי יוחנן הכהן הסופר בירבי בנו שלום על ישראל אמן	Remembered for good, the sanctity of my master Rabbi Isai the priest, the honorable, birebbi, who made this mosaic and plastered its walls with lime, which was donate at a feast [of] Rabbi Johnan, the priest, the scribe, birebbi, his son. Peace upon Israel. Amen.
Khirbet Susiya, Byzantine. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	ksus0002	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	דכירין לטב מנחמה ישוע שהדה ומנחמה ש	Remembered be for good the advocatus (?) Yeshua the witness and advocatus (?) Sh...
Khirbet Susiya, Byzantine. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	ksus0003	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	דכיר יושוע יודן דיהב	Remembered for good Joshua Yudan … who gave ...
Khirbet Susiya, Byzantine. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	ksus0004	Hebrew	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	זכורין לטובה ולברכה שהחזיקו ועשו את ה הזה בשנה השניה שלשבוע ב ארבעת אלפין מאות ו שנה משנברה העולם לי בו יהי שלום	Remembered for good and for blessing (they) who maintained and made this … in the second eyar of the Sabbatical in the fourth thousand … hundred and … year since the world was created … in it. May there be peace.
Khirbet Susiya, Byzantine. Fragment. Dedicatory.	ksus0005	Hebrew	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	יודן הלוי בר שמעון עשה את ה	Yudan the Levine son of Simeon made the ...
Khirbet Susiya, Byzantine. Fragment. Dedicatory.	ksus0006	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	רבי יודן ליויא בר שמעון מלך עלמה יהן ברכתה בעמלה	Rabbi Yudan the Levite son of Simeon … may the King of the universe give his blessing for the deeds ...
Khirbet Susiya, Byzantine. Fragment. Dedicatory.	ksus0007	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	דכירין לטב כל בני קרתה דמתחזקין מלך עלמה יתן ברכתה בעמלהון אמן אמן שלום	Remembered for good all the members of the town who supported … May the King of the universe give his blessing for their deeds. Amen. Amen. Peace.
Khirbet Susiya, Byzantine. Panel. Dedicatory.	ksus0008	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	דכרין לטב לעזר ואיסי בניי דשמעון בר לעזר	Remembered for good Lazar and Isai sons of Simeon son of Lazar
Khirbet Susiya, 4-8 c. CE. Mosaic. Unknown Text.	ksus0009	Hebrew	Between 300 CE and 701 CE	חומה	[no translation]
Khirbet Susiya, 4-8 c. CE. Mosaic. Unknown Text.	ksus0010	Hebrew	Between 301 CE and 800 CE	אל דניאל	Daniel
Khirbet Susiya, 4-8 c. CE. Post. Financial.	ksus0011	Hebrew	Between 301 CE and 800 CE	ולעזר בנוינידבת	and La'zar his sons...the donation of...
Khirbet Susiya, 4-8 c. CE. Unknown text. Unidentifiable object	ksus0012	Hebrew	Between 301 CE and 800 CE	נההושיעה	Save
Khirbet Susiya, 4-8 c. CE. Acclamation. Chancel Screen	ksus0013	Hebrew	Between 301 CE and 800 CE	קהלה קדישה דאתחזק זמן דהבון	the holy congregation who supported... and who gave
Khirbet Susiya, 4-8 c. CE. Dedicatory. Unknown Object.	ksus0014	Hebrew	Between 301 CE and 800 CE	שלום	Peace
Khirbet Susiya, 4-8 c. CE. Dedicatory. Chancel Screen.	ksus0015	Hebrew	Between 301 CE and 800 CE	דכ ירין לטב	Remembered for the good
Kefar Truman, 450-475 CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	ktru0001	Greek	Between 450 CE and 475 CE	+ ἐπὶ τοῦ θεοφιλεστάτου πρεσβυτέρου κὲ ἡγουμένου Εὐσεβίου ἀνενεώθη ὁ νάος	In the time of the most god-loving priest and the abbot Eusebius, the nave was renewed.
Kypros, 37-4 BCE. Amphora. Label.	kypr0001	Greek	Between 37 BCE and 4 BCE	χητ λίτραι ιθ	...chet(???) 19 liters
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 272-271 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0001	Greek	Between 272 BCE and 271 BCE	ἔτους ιβ᾿, Βούτου Δημοφίλου	Year 12. Of Boutas son of Demophilus
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 272-271 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0002	Greek	Between 272 BCE and 271 BCE	ἔτους ιβ᾿, Βούτου υἱοῦ Εὐ	Year 12. Of Boutas. … of the son of ...
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 300-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0003	Greek	Between 300 BCE and 250 BCE	Διόδοτος Δημοφίλου	Of Diodotos son of Demophilus
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 300-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0004	Greek	Between 300 BCE and 250 BCE	Καὶ Ῥοδιου τῆς Γ Βρύωνος υἱοῦ Β	And of Rhodius daughter of G... Of Bryon son of B...
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0005	Greek	Between 300 BCE and 250 BCE	Δημοφίλου Βρύωνος Καὶ Ῥοδίου τῆς θυγατρὸς Δημοφίλου	Of Demophilus son of Bryon. And of Rhodius daughter of Demophilus.
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0006	Greek	Between 330 BCE and 250 BCE	Βοτρίχου καὶ Δορωθέου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ	Of Botrichus and of Dorotheus, his father.
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0008	Greek	Between 330 BCE and 250 BCE	Ἀθηνίου	Of Athenion
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0009	Greek	Between 330 BCE and 250 BCE	Ἀθηνίου τῆς Δημοφίλου τοῦ πατρὸς πάντων Δημοφίλου πατρὸς πάντων θυγατρός	Of Athenion daughter of Demophilus. Of the father of all of them. Of Demophelus father of all of them. Daughter.
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0010	Greek	Between 330 BCE and 250 BCE	Νικόβου Λυσιμάχου	Of Nicobus son of Lysimachus.
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0011	Greek	Between 330 BCE and 250 BCE	Βοτρίχου Βοτριχος	Of Botrichus son of Botrichus.
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0012	Greek	Between 330 BCE and 250 BCE	Καὶ Δωροθέου υἱός	And son of Doritheus
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0013	Greek	Between 330 BCE and 250 BCE	Βαῦκις Βοτρίχου	Baukis. Of Botrichus
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0014	Greek	Between 330 BCE and 250 BCE	Φιλοκλέας τῆς Δωροθέου γυναικός	Of Philoclea wife of Dorotheus.
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0015	Greek	Between 330 BCE and 250 BCE	Δημοφίλου του Δωροθέου υἱοῦ. Ἡγησίου και Βρύωνος τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς Ἑρμίου γυναικός	Of Demophilus son of Dorotheus. Of Hegesias and of Bryon the son; of Hermias the wife.
Khirbet Za'aquqa, 330-250 BCE. Wall. Graffito.	kzaa0016	Greek	Between 330 BCE and 250 BCE	Βρύωνος Γεώνιος Ἡδυλίου	Of Bryon Geonius; of Hedylion
Coastal plain, Khirbet Zikrin, Byzantine period. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	kzik0001	Greek	Between 300 CE and 600 CE	Χριστὲ βοήθιτῖ, δοῦλη σοῦ Ἀθανασίαν	Christ, helpyour slaveAthanasia
Lachish, 5th century BCE. Altar. Dedicatory.	lach0001	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 500 BCE and 400 BCE	לבונת איוש בן מחליה מלכיש	The incense (altar) of Iyosh son of Mahalya from Lachish
Lachisch, Unknown. Tablet. Place Marker.	lach0002		Unknown	dextra decumanum XXVII kardo maximus	The twenty-seventh intersection to the right side of the decumanus (and first one) of the cardo maximus.
Negev. Vicinity of Kibbutz Lahav, 70 CE - 250 CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	laha0001	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 70 CE and 250 CE	יעקוב	Ya'aqov
Negev. Vicinity of Kibbutz Lahav. Ḥ. Rimmon. 70 CE - 250 CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	laha0002	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 70 CE and 250 CE	שלום	Shalom (Shallum?)
Negev. Vicinity of Kibbutz Lahav. Ḥ. Rimmon. 70 CE - 250 CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	laha0003	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 20 BCE and 250 CE	יעקב בירבי	Ya'aqov Birebbi
Lod, Late 4th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	lydd0001	Greek	Between 350 CE and 400 CE	Καὶ ταύτην τὴν ἐκκλησίαν Διονύσιος ὁ ἐδεσιμώτατος ἐπίσκοπος Ε	And this church the most reverend bishop Dionysios...
Lydda, Fourth-seventh centuries CE. Inscription. Column.	lydd0002	Greek	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	+ Οἱ μέν προεδπεύσαντες ἄστεος πάλαι τοῦ Χριστολαμπρου τοῦ δε σεμνοποιμένες καλλοπίσαντες τὸν δε τόν λαμπρὸν δόμον	The worshipful pastors who sit at the head of this city, for long time past illuminated by Christ (of this old and illustrious Christian city), having adorned this illustrious temple.
Lydda, Late Roman or Byzantine. Plaque. Burial inscription.	lydd0003	Greek	Between 132 CE and 638 CE	Θωμᾶς ὑὸς Ἰούδας· Ἀντίωχος ὑὸς Ἰούδας	Thomas son of Judas, Antiochus son of Judas
Lydda, Roman. Unknown. Funerary.	lydd0004	Greek	Between 63 BCE and 330 CE	Οὗτος ὁ τόπος Ἰητρο Θίνου φροντιστοῦ ὀρφανῶν.	This is the place of Jethro, son of Thinos, guardian of the orphans.
Ma'ayan Barukh, 361-362 CE. Column. Imperial Dedication.	maay0001	Latin	Between 361 CE and 362 CE	Romani orbis liberatori, templorum restauratori curiarum et rei publicae recreatori barbarorum extinctori Domino Nostro Iouliano perpetuo Augusto Alamannico maximo Francico maximo Sarmatico maximo pontifici Maximo patri patriae, FoenicumPhoenicum genus ob imperium eius vota	[no translation]
Ma'ayan Barukh, late 1st century BCE or early 1st century CE. Basalt stone. Dedicatory Graffito.	maay0002	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 50 BCE and 50 CE	דכיר בטב	May he be remembered for good...

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