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CAES0065

Caesarea. Fourth to mid-seventh centuries, CE. Engraved plaque. Dedication.

Transcription

τῇ ἁγιωτάτῃ ἤτοι τῷ εὐαγεῖ ὀρφαντροφίῳ.

Translation

...to..., the most holy, indeed to the pure orphanage.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Marble plaque, lower left portion only.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

300 CE to 650 CE

Current location

SBF Museum, Jerusalem

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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Other sources

  • Savignac, R. “Notes Archéologiques.” Revue Biblique n.s. 1 (1904): 82–100.
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  • Germer-Durand, J. “Inscriptions Romaines et Byzantines de Palestine.” Revue Biblique 4 (1895): 65–77.
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  • Savignac, R. “Notes Archéologiques.” Revue Biblique n.s. 1 (1904): 82–100.
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  • Clermont-Ganneau, Ch. Recueil d’archéologie Orientale, VI. Ernest Leroux, 1905.
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  • Lehmann, Clayton Miles, and Kenneth G. Holum. “The Greek and Latin Inscriptions of Caesarea Maritima.” In Joint Expedition to Caesarea Maritima Excavation Reports, Vol. 5. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2000.
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  • Savignac, R. “Notes Archéologiques.” Revue Biblique n.s. 1 (1904): 82–100.
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