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BETH0005

Galilee. Beth Shearim. 150 CE to 250 CE. Blue painted ceiling near arcosolium. Funerary.

Transcription

Εὐμύρι Πορφύρι

Translation

May your lot be good, Porphyrios

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
In Catacomb 1, Hall A, on slanting section of ceiling of arcosolium 1 in room I.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 18 cm; W: 36 cm; D: —

Date

150 CE to 250 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

Source of translation

No bibliography available for translation.

Other sources

  • Frey, Jean Baptiste. Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaicarum. Vol. II (Asie-Afrique). Roma: Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana, 1952.
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  • Schwabe, M., and B. Lifshitz. Beth She’arim. Vol. 2, The Greek Inscriptions. Massada Press on behalf of the Israel Exploration Society, 1974.
    Zotero
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