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BSHE0163

Beth Shean, Byzantine Period. Mosaic. Poem.

Transcription

ὄμμασιν ἀστραπτ ΧΕΩ πόθον ΑΙΧΑ ἡμετέροις παιζο προθύροισι ΜΟΛ

Translation

With sparkling eyes ...

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The content is clearly erotic, taking the form of a poem - beginning in hexameter. Perhaps this was part of a brothel.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

324 CE to 638 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

  • Tsafrir, Yoram, and Gideon Foerster. “From Scythopolis to Baysān – Changing Concepts of Urbanism.” In The Byzantine and Early Islamic Near East: Volume 2: Land Use and Settlement Patterns, 95–116. Princeton: Gerlach, 1994. page 102.
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