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CAES0114

Caesarea, Fourth to mid-seventh centuries CE. A weight.
Transcription

+ τάλαντον τῆς ἁγίας Μαρίας.

Translation

The weight of Saint Mary.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Block of blue-banded gray marble, broken on the right and damaged on the bottom. The back is very rough and carries traces of plaster. A cross 5.2 cm high is at the beginning of line 1. Alphas have broken bars, and alphas and lambdas are extended.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 28 cm; W: 45 cm; D: —

Date

300 CE to 650 CE

Current location

Caesarea Museum

Figures

  • 5.2 cm high cross. beginning of line 1.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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Other sources

  • Kleopas, K. “[Unknown].” Nea Sion 15 (1920): 145. page 145.
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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. page plate LXXIX, no. 114.
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  • Kleopas, K. “[Unknown].” Nea Sion 15 (1920): 145. insc 6.
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  • Holland, L. “A Talent of St. Mary.” Equilibrium 2 (1990): 1332–39. page photo p. 1335.
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  • Holland, L. “A Talent of St. Mary.” Equilibrium 2 (1990): 1332–39. page 1332-39.
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  • R., N.D.L. “Bulletin.” Revue Biblique 29 (1920): 316. page 316.
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