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Location

BGUV0101

Beit Guvrin, 1st-2nd century BCE. Cave wall. Graffito.

Transcription

Φιλίνου ναατομια

Translation

The bakers of Philinos

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The second word is the Greek transcription of the Aramaic nḥtmyʾ, which is the plural emphatic of nḥtm ('baker').

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

200 BCE to 1 BCE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Erlich, Ada, Nachum Sagiv, and Dov Gera. “The Philinos Cave in the Beth Guvrin Area.” Israel Exploration Journal 66, no. 1 (2016): 55–69.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Erlich, Ada, Nachum Sagiv, and Dov Gera. “The Philinos Cave in the Beth Guvrin Area.” Israel Exploration Journal 66, no. 1 (2016): 55–69.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Erlich, Ada, Nachum Sagiv, and Dov Gera. “The Philinos Cave in the Beth Guvrin Area.” Israel Exploration Journal 66, no. 1 (2016): 55–69.
    Zotero
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