Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Title	ID	Language(s)	Date	Transcription	Translation
Qazion, 198-199 CE. Lintel. Honorific.	qazi0001	Greek	Between 198 CE and 199 CE	ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν αὐτοκρατόρων καισάρων Λουκίου Σεπτιμίου Σεουήρου Εὐσεβοῦς Περτίνακος Σεβαστοῦ καὶ Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνενου καὶ Ποπλίου Σεπτιμίου Γέτα, υἱῶν αὐτοῦ ἐξ εủχῆς Ίουδαίων. καὶ Ίουλίας Δόμνης Σεβαστής	For the health and well-being of our lord emperors, the Caesars, Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus, and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Publius Septimius Geta, his sons, in accord with the vow of the Jews.” On the left, inside the wreath: “and of Julia Domna Augusta."
Wadi Qelt, 300-599 CE. Mosaic Pavement Inscription. Prayer, Invocation.	qelt0001	Greek	Between 300 CE and 599 CE	Φιλάνθρωπε μνήσθητιτοῦ δούλου σοῦ ΙΖΞΘ	Friend of man, remember Thy servant...
Judaea, Qumran, First century CE. Ostracon. Draft of deed.	qumr0001	Hebrew	Between 20 CE and 68 CE	בשנת שתים ל בירחו נתן חני בן לאלעזר בן נחמני את חסדי מחולנ מהיום הזה לעולם ואת תחומי הביט ו והתאנים הזיתים וכמלותו ליחד וחני לו את חסדי ואת וביהלנן חסדי עבד חני מן חלון	On the second year of [...]in Jericho, Hny s[on of...](?) gaveto 'El'azar son of N...[...]the ...[...]sacks/sackcloths [...]... ...[...]and the walls(?)/coverings(?) of the house(?) of ...[...]and the fig-(tree)s, the p[alms (?)...(?)]and every oth[er(?)] tree [...]...[...]to me/him the ...[...]and ...[...] ofand in the hand(?) of ...[...]...[...]the[...]the...[...]...[...]
Judaea, Qumran, First century CE. Ostracon. Unknown.	qumr0002	Hebrew	Between 20 CE and 68 CE	ק ש ת הו יהוסף בן נתן בניו מעין	...Jehose]ph son of Nathan[...]his [s]ons from 'En [Gedi(?)]
Qumran, 1 c. BCE - 1 c. CE. Vase. Unknown Text.	qumr0003		Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	בשנת אחת סב ד ר א	In year one...
Rafid, Byzantine Period. Lintel. Invocation.	rafi0001	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	ζωοή + Χριστός	Life! + Christ!
Golan Heights. Rafid. Byzantine Period. Lintel with crosses. Invocation.	rafi0002	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	+ εἷς θεός ὁ βοηθῶν Σεργωνᾶ Χριστός Μαρίας γεννηθείς ΑΩ τούτῳ νίκα + κτίστης Ἀβελαθουτω	(There is) one God who lends aid to Sergonas. Christ, born of Mary. (alpha-omega) In this (sign) + conquer. Abelathos (Abelathouto?) is the builder.
Golan Heights. Rafid. Byzantine Period. Window lintel with crosses. Invocation.	rafi0003	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	+ Κύριος φῶος ζωοή Μ + +	+ Lord! Light! Life! M...+ +
Golan Heights. Rafid, Byzantine Period. Lintel. Invocation.	rafi0004	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	εἷς θεὸς ὁ βοηθῶν Ἡλιαδώρᾳ ιτωκτηγανη	(There is) one God who helps Heliadora...
Golan Heights. Rafid, Byzantine Period. Lintel. Invocation.	rafi0005	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	εἵς θεός Κυρι Σερη	[There is] one God. Kuri(?) Sere(?)
Golan Heights. Rafid. Byzantine Period. Lintel with cross. Type unknown.	rafi0006	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	Ἰόβις	Jobis.
Golan Heights. Rafid, 338 CE - 640 CE. Lintel. Invocation.	rafi0007	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	+ Χριστϛὸς βοήθι Πεοσωδρου Ἰωσέφ καὶ Ἰωβις Σερ	Christ help Pe..osodrus(?)...Joseph and(?) Jobis Ser...
Golan Heights. Rafid, Byzantine Period. Lintel. Invocation.	rafi0008	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	Χριστὲ βοήθη η δοῦλόν σοῦ Ῥωμάνουκαὶ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ. Ἀμήν.	Christ help...your servant Romanus and his house(?). Amen.
Golan Heights. Rafid. Byzantine Period. Lintel with cross in two fragments. Type unknown.	rafi0009		Between 338 CE and 640 CE	[no transcription]	[no translation]
Golan Heights. Rafid. Byzantine Period. Block supporting lintel. Type unknown.	rafi0010	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	Θεόδωρος	Theodorus.
Golan Heights. Rafid. Byzantine Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	rafi0011	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	θάρσι Ἀλαφθα ἐτῶν ε´ξ´	Be of good courage, Alaphtha! Sixty-five years old.
Golan Heights. Rafid. Byzantine Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	rafi0012	Greek	Between 338 CE and 640 CE	θάρσι Κύρες Ρηλ θο	Be of good courage, Kures...
Golan Heights. Rafid. Byzantine Period. Boundary stone(?).	rafi0013		Between 338 CE and 640 CE	[no transcription]	[no translation]
Rama, 1c. BCE - 1c. CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	rama0001	Hebrew	Between 100 BCE and 101 CE	מרים יהוחנן	Miraim Yehohanan
Rama, 1 c. BCE - 1 c. CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	rama0002	Hebrew	Between 100 BCE and 101 CE	שםעון בן זכריה	Shim'on son of Zekhariya
Ramleh, Byzantine. Signaculum. Acclamation.	raml0001	Latin	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	Cnʃaei Aeli Optati	(Property/product) of Gnaeus Aelius Optatus
Golan. Ramsaniyye. Late Roman or Early Byzantine Period. Lintel. Invocation.	rams0001	Greek	Between 200 CE and 500 CE	τοῦτο + νικᾷ	This (sign) conquers!
Golan. Ramsaniyye. Late Roman or Early Byzantine Period. Block. Dedication.	rams0002	Greek	Between 200 CE and 500 CE	κύριε πρόσδεξε τὴν προσφορὰν τοῦ λαμπροτάτου Βαλβίωνος τῷ ἐξ ἰδίων καὶ κόπου ἔκτισεν τοῦ ἁγίου τώπου καὶ κύριε βωήθι Μαξιμου οἰκοδόμου τοῦ καὶ γράψαντος	Lord accept the offering of (the) illustrious Balbionus, who(?) at his own expense and toil made this holy(?) place. And Lord help Maximus the builder who also wrote this.
Golan. Ramsaniyye, Late Roman or Early Byzantine Period. Lintel. Dedicatory.	rams0003	Greek	Between 200 CE and 500 CE	Χριστὸς υἱὸς Θεοῦ ὀρομόνιον ᾠκοδόμησα Μαρία ὀντοῦ μαρτυρίου σοῦ	Christ, son of God! I built (the) oromonium (mountain monastery?), Mary, it being(?) your sanctuary.
Golan. Ramsaniyye. Late Roman or Early Byzantine Period. Unknown. Dedicatory.	rams0004	Greek	Between 200 CE and 500 CE	+ Ἰουλιανὸς Ζαβαελου ἐτελίωσεν	Julianus, son of Zabaelos, completed (this).
Golan. Ramsaniyye. Late Roman or Early Byzantine Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.	rams0005	Greek	Between 200 CE and 500 CE	Μνησθῇ Δράκων	May Drakon be remembered!
Raphia, 316-317 CE. Lead weight. Label.	raph0001		Between 316 CE and 317 CE	Ἔτους ϛοτ᾽ Ἀρχῆς Εὐφήμου Ἀπουλλωνίου ἀγορανόμου	Year 376, when Euphemus son of Apollonius held the magistracy of agoranomos.
Horvat Raqit, 4-5th century CE. Mosaic floor. Invocation	raqi0001	Greek	Between 300 CE and 500 CE	θεὸς βοήθει. υἵς θεὸς μόνος	God, Help! The one and only God.
Golan Heights. Rasm el-Khayakath, 200 CE - 699 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.	rasm0001	Greek	Between 200 CE and 699 CE	θάρσι Μάρης μ´	Be of good courage, Mares! Forty years old.
Rehovot in the Negev, 11 Oct 530 CE. Slab. Epitaph.	reho0001	Greek	530 CE	+ ἐκυμέθηἐκοιμέθη ὁ τρισμακάριος Ἰακόβος ὁ πρεσβύτερος, μηνὶ Ὑπερβερεταίου κδʹ, ἔτους υκεʹ.	+ Fell asleep Jacob, the thrice-blessed priest, on the 24th of the month Hyperberetaios, the year 425.
Rehovot in the Negev, 27 May 542 CE. Slab. Epitaph.	reho0002	Greek	542 CE	+ Kύριε, ἀνάπαυσον τὸν δοῦλόν σου Ἠλίαν Μακεδονίου τὸν τρισμακάριον πρεσβύτερον, ἐκυμήθη ἐμηνὶ Δαισίῳ ζʹ, ἔτους υλζʹ ἰνδικτιῶνος εʹ	+ Lord, give rest to your servant Elias, son of Makedonios, the thrice-blessed priest, fell asleep on the 7th of the month Daisios in the year 437, in the 5th year of the indiction.
Rehovot in the Negev, 22 Nov-21 Dec 488 CE. Slab. Epitaph.	reho0003	Greek	488 CE	+ Ἐκυμέθη ὁ μακάριος Ἱεριο ἐμμενὶ Ἀπελλαίῳ τπγ᾿ +	+ Fell asleep the blessed Iero... in the month of Apellaios... in the year 383. +
Rehovot in the Negev, 5th century CE (near the 5th of May). Slab. Epitaph.	reho0004	Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	+ Ἀνεπάη ἡ μακαρία Μαρία Ἀρτιμισίου ιδ ιηιδτ ϛ	+ Came to rest the blessed Maria … on the 14th of the month of Artemisius ...
Rehovot in the Negev, 513-514 CE. Slab. Epitaph.	reho0005	Greek	Between 513 CE and 514 CE	Ἀνεπάη ὁ πρεσβύτερος πυς η᾿ ἔτους υη᾿	Came to rest the priest … on the 8th (of the month) in the year 408.
Rehovot in the Negev, 485, 500, 515, or 530 CE. Slab. Epitaph.	reho0006	Greek	Between 485 CE and 530 CE	+ Ἀνέπάη ὡ μακάριος Μακεδόνιος ἐμμηνὶ Ἀρτεμισίῳ α᾿ ἰνδικτιῶνος η᾿ ἔτους +	Came to rest the blessed Makedonios, on the 1st day of the month Artemisios, the first year of the indiction, year ...
Rehovot in the Negev, 3 March 555 CE. Slab. Epitaph.	reho0007	Greek	555 CE	Ἀνεπάη ὡ μακάριος Στέφανος Ἀβαδέλγου πρεσιβίτρου ἐμμηνὶ Δύστρου ιζ᾿ ἔτους υμθ᾿ ἰνδικτιῶνος γ᾿	Came to rest the blessed Stephanos, son of Abadelgos the priest, on the 17th of the month Dystros, the year 449, the third year of the indiction.
Rehovot in the Negev, 3 November 541 CE. Slab. Epitaph.	reho0008	Greek	541 CE	Ἀνεπάη ἡ μακαρία Μαρία Κορέβου μηνὶ Δίου κγ᾿ ἔτους υλϛ	Came to rest the blessed Maria, daughter of Korebos (?), on the 23rd of the month of Dios in the year 436.
Rehovot in the Negev, 6th century CE. Slab. Epitaph.	reho0009	Greek	Between 500 CE and 600 CE	ἈνεπάηἈπελλαίου κη᾿ Διόφαντος	Came to rest at the age of 28, Diophantos. Or: In the month of Apellaios 28, Diaphantos
Rehovot in the Negev, 6th century CE. Slab. Epitaph.	reho0010	Greek	Between 500 CE and 600 CE	Ζηνόβιος Λώῳ ιβ᾿ ἰνδικτιῶνος ι᾿	Zenobios ... in the 12th day of the month Loos, the 10th year of the indiction.
Rehovot in the Negev, 6th century CE. Slab. Epitaph.	reho0011	Greek	Between 500 CE and 600 CE	Θάρσι οὐδὶς ἀθάνατος, ἀνεπάε ὁ μακάριος Στέφανος μηνὶ Ξανθικοῦ ε᾿ ἔτους	Be encouraged, no one is immortal; came to rest the blessed Stephanos, in the 5th day of the month Xanthicos, in the year...
Rehovot in the Negev, 460-470 CE. Abacus of a Doric capital. Dedicatory.	reho0012	Greek	Between 460 CE and 470 CE	Βοηθοῦ Μακεδωνίου	Of Boethos son of Macedonios
Rehovot in the Negev, 460-470 CE. Abacus of a Doric capital. Dedicatory.	reho0013	Greek	Between 460 CE and 470 CE	Ζονένος Εὑθυμίου	Zonenos son of Euthymios
Rehovot in the Negev, 550/1 or 554/5 CE. Slab. Dedicatory.	reho0014	Greek	Between 550 CE and 555 CE	+ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου καἰ ὡσιωτἀτου ἐπισκόπου καὶ ἐπὶ Στεφάνου Σολ ἐγένετο τοῦτο τὸ ἔργον ἔτους υμα	(In the time of) the most holy and most pious (bishop)... and of Stephanos, son of Sol...this work was done in the year 441 (or 445)
Ramat HaNadiv, 332 BCE - 31 BCE. Flagstone. Label.	rhan0001		Between 332 BCE and 31 BCE	[no transcription]	A
Rimmon, Byzantine. Potsherd. Magic.	rimm0001	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 324 CE and 638 CE	הראות אתבאות קולהון ספתון סוסגר אתון מלאכיה קדישיה ותקיפיה משבע אנה יתכון במה דיקד הספה הדין כן יקוד לבה דר ברה דמרין בתרי אנה יו תהפכו לבה והונה וכוליתה ותעבר ציבירוני בהד מוד	Hera'ot, Etba'ot, Qolhon, Sephaton, Sosgar, …. You holy and mighty angels I adjure you, just as this sherd burns, so also shall the heard of R... son of Marian after me, I … and you should turn his heart and mind and kidney, so that he will do my desire in this...
Rosh Pinna, 171 BCE. Amphora Handle. Label.	rosh0001	Greek	171 BCE	Ἐπὶ Θεαιδήτου Δαλίου	In the year of the eponym Theaidetos, in the month of Dalios
Rujm Zaki, 250 CE - 450 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).	rujm0001	Greek	Between 250 CE and 450 CE	θάρσι Μόσχε ἐτῶν μ´	Be of good courage, Moschus(?)! Forty years old.
Samaria, 370-375 CE. Column. Votive.	sama0001	Greek	Between 370 CE and 375 CE	Μαυρίκιος Ἄλφιος Μέγας λ βουλευτὴς ἐν ἔτει λτο' τὸν χάλκεον Ποσειδῶνα ἀνατεθῆναι. Μαυρίκιος Μέγας Ἀλφίου, βουλευτής, πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐπλήρωσεν λ ⟨ θλ Γορπιαίου	Maurikios Alphios Megas, councillor, in the year 400, the bronze (statue) of Poseidon erected. Maurikios Megas (son of) Alphios, councillor, his father, has paid 39 (solidi?) on (the) 30th (day) (of the month) of Gorpiaios.
Samaria, Second-third century CE. Marble fragment. Invocation.	sama0100	Greek	Between 100 CE and 300 CE	Εἷς Θεόςὁ πάντωνδεσπότηςμεγάλη Κὀρηἡ ἀνείκητος	One god, the ruler of all, great Kore, the invincible
Saura, 73 CE. Dedicatory.	saur0001	Greek	73 CE	Ἡρώδῃ Αὔμου, στρατοπεδαρχήσαντι ἱππέων κολωνειτῶν καὶ στρατιωτῶν καὶ στρατηγήσας βασιλεῖ μεγάλῳ Ἀγρίππᾳ κυρίῳ. Ἀγρίππας υἱὸς ἐποίησεν, Lἔτους κ’	Herod son of Aumos, stratopedarch of the cavalry of the colonials and infantry, also strategos to the great king, lord Agrippa. His son Agrippas made this in the 20th year.

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