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Location
CAES0137
Caesarea, 409-411 CE? Plaque. Prayer.
Transcription εἷς ΘεὸςἸούδα βόθι
πρεσβυτέρῳ
ἔτους
αού. |
Translation God is one! May he help
Iouda
the elder. In the year 471. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Hebrew, Greek
Dimensions
H: 30 cm; W: 24 cm; D: ca. 7 cm
Date
409 CE to 411 CE
Current location
IAA, inv. no. 80-787
Figures
Shofar flanks the menorah on the left
Menorah cut in low relief with a point, it dominates the plaque, with an inscription cut above, below and on either side
Two other symbols flank the menorah on the right
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
- ZoteroHerman, Gabriel. “A Jewish Tombstone from Binyamina.” Scripta Classica Israelica 11 (1992 1991): 160–61.
- ZoteroDi Segni, Leah. “A Jewish Greek Inscription from the Vicinity of Caesarea Maritima.” ’Atiqot 22 (1993): 133–36. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23457083.
- ZoteroLehmann, 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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