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BETH0190

Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Red painted wall near arcosolium. Funerary.
Transcription

Βεννιαμὶν υἱὸς Ἰουλίου ὀθονιακοῦ υἱοῦ Μακροβίου κρατίστου

Translation

Benjamin, son of Julius the clothmerchant, son of the excellent Makrobios

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Catacomb 19, Hall C, below arcosolium

Languages

Hebrew, Latin, Greek

Dimensions

H: 70 cm; W: 32 cm; D: —

Date

200 CE to 400 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

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

  • Avigad, Nahman. Beth She’arim. Vol. 3, The Archaeological Excavations During 1953-58: The Catacombs 12-23. Israel Exploration Society with the assistance of Mosad Bialik, 1971. insc null.
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  • Robert, J. and L. “Bulletin Épigraphique.” Revue Des Études Grecques 71 (1958). page 512.
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  • Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum. Vol. 18, 1962. insc null.
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  • Avigad, Nahman. “Excavations at Beth She’arim, 1955: Preliminary Report.” Israel Exploration Journal 7, no. 4 (1957): 239–55. page 76-77.
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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. page 173-174.
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  • Avigad, Nahman. “The Seventh Archaeological Season at Beit Shearim.” Eretz-Israel 5 (1958): 171–88. page 271.
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