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Location

CAES0684

Caesarea, 3rd to 5th century CE. Slab. Priestly courses.

Transcription

משמר שבע עשרה חזיר ממליחמשמר שמונה עשרה הפצץ נצרתמשמר תשע עשרה פתחרה אכלה ערבמשמר עשרים יחזקאל מגדל נוניא

Translation

...The 17th course Hezir MamliahThe 18th course Hapizzez NazarethThe 19th course Pethahiah Aklah ArabThe 20th course Ezekiel Migdal Nunaiya...

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Three fragments inscribed with a list of priestly courses (1 Chron. 25:7-18) in their order, together with their surnames and the name of the locality to which they had moved following the destruction of the Second Temple.

Languages

Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: 24 cm

Date

200 CE to 500 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Avi-Yonah, Michael. “A List of Priestly Courses from Caesarea.” Israel Exploration Journal 12 (1962): 137–39.
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Source of transcription

  • Avi-Yonah, Michael. “A List of Priestly Courses from Caesarea.” Israel Exploration Journal 12 (1962): 137–39.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Avi-Yonah, Michael. “A List of Priestly Courses from Caesarea.” Israel Exploration Journal 12 (1962): 137–39.
    Zotero

Other sources

  • Avi-Yonah, Michael. “The Caesarean Inscription of the 24 Priestly Courses.” Eretz-Israel 7 (1964): 24–28.
    Zotero
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