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Location

BSHE0155

Scythopolis-Beth Shean, Circa 500 CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.

Transcription

τοῦτωοτον νεὼνναὸν

Translation

This is the temple

Diplomatic

ΤΟΥΤΩΝΤΟΝΕΩΝ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Identified as a Samaritan temple because it faces Mt. Gerizim.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

475 CE to 525 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Arches in scalloped pattern below and beside the inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Plummer, Reinhard. The Samaritans: A Profile. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Plummer, Reinhard. The Samaritans: A Profile. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Plummer, Reinhard. The Samaritans: A Profile. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016.
    Zotero
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