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BLOY0001

Beth Loya, 6th century BCE. Burial Inscription.

Transcription

יהוה אלהי כל הארץ הרי יהד לו לאלהי ירשלם

Translation

Yahveh (is) the God of the whole earth; the mountains of Judah belong to him, to the God of Jerusalem.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
"… the letters were not always carefully written—they are indeed graffiti ... although [this inscription] was written by a person with fairly good handwriting."

Languages

Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

599 BCE to 500 BCE

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

  • Naveh, J. “Old Hebrew Inscriptions in a Burial Cave.” Israel Exploration Journal 13, no. 2 (1963): 74–92. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27924927.
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  • Naveh, J. “Old Hebrew Inscriptions in a Burial Cave.” Israel Exploration Journal 13, no. 2 (1963): 74–92. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27924927.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," BLOY0001, 11 July 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89