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Cana, 3rd-4th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory
Transcription

דיכר לתב יוסה בר תנחנם בר ביטה ובנוי ד עבדין הדה טבלה תהי להון ברכתה יש תדה טבלה ברשת ל

Translation

In pious remembrance; Yoseh (Joseph) the son of Tanhum, the son of Bitah, and his sons, who have bad this TBLH; which will be a blessing for them … this TBLH … blessing for (them? forever?)

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
TBLH is likely a loanword - the Latin tabula - which refers to the mosaic itself. Subsequent editions tend to reconstruct the grandfather's name as Butah intead.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

200 CE to 400 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Clermont-Ganneau, Ch. “Archaeological and Epigraphic Notes on Palestine.” Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement 33, no. 4 (1901): 369–89.
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Source of transcription

  • Clermont-Ganneau, Ch. “Archaeological and Epigraphic Notes on Palestine.” Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement 33, no. 4 (1901): 369–89.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Clermont-Ganneau, Ch. “Archaeological and Epigraphic Notes on Palestine.” Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement 33, no. 4 (1901): 369–89.
    Zotero

Other sources

  • Finegan, Jack. The Archeology of the New Testament: The Life of Jesus and the Beginning of the Early Church. Revised ed. Princeton: Princeton Univeristy Press, 1993.
    Zotero
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