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BETH0022

Galilee. Beth Shearim. 250 CE to 350 CE. Red painted wall of arcosolium. Funerary.

Transcription

Σάρα μήτερ Ἰωσε θάρσι

Translation

Sarah, mother of Yosi, have courage

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Catacomb 1, Hall G, room I, painted on wall to right of arcosolium 2

Languages

Greek, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 38 cm; W: 22 cm; D: —

Date

250 CE to 350 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

Source of translation

No bibliography available for translation.

Other sources

  • Schwabe, Moshe. “Greek Inscriptions from Beth She’arim.” Bulletin of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society 5, no. 3 (1937): 77–97.
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  • 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.
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  • Lifshitz, Baruch. “Du Nouveau Sur l’hellénisation Des Juifs En Palestine.” Euphrosyne 4 (1970): 113–33.
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