Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
About Stories Resources Contact

Images

No images available

BUTM0001

Golan Heights. Butmiyye, Late Roman or early Byzantine Period, Lintel. Text unknown.
Transcription

ουσα Ἰωσῆ

Translation

...ousa(?) Jose

Diplomatic

ΟΥΣ ΙΩΣΗ Α

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The name Ἰωσῆ appears elsewhere in a synagogue inscription, and Ἰωσῆς is a common (though not exclusively) Jewish name. The alpha can be assumed to be the final letter of the first word, forced into two lines by the placement of the left flower decoration. In fact, the lintel's decoration may be older than the inscription, with the inscription having been added independently. Dimensions refer to entire remainder of stone.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 33 cm; W: 128 cm; D: —

Date

200 CE to 450 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • two flowers mid-left side and mid-right side of stone

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

  • Gregg, Robert C., and Dan Urman. Jews, Pagans, and Christians in the Golan Heights: Greek and Other Inscriptions of the Roman and Byzantine Eras. South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism 140. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996.
    Zotero
View XML

Cite This Inscription

IIP is committed to the idea that the public good is best served by keeping our data free for use and reuse. You can cite and use this inscription under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Note also that all images are either in the public domain or used with permission, and unless noted we do not hold copyright to them. For permission to reuse the images, please contact the copyright holder, noted in the illustration credit.

The project can be cited as:

Satlow, Michael L., ed. 2002 - . “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine.” Brown University. https://doi.org/10.26300/PZ1D-ST89

This inscription can be cited as:

"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," BUTM0001, 5 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89