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DABB0005

Golan Heights. Dabbura, Late Roman period. Lintel. Dedicatory.
Transcription

עבד תרעה

Translation

...made the gate

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
This narrow one-line inscription "made the gate" is engraved above several decorative figures in relief. It is likely that a preceding line contained the name of the builder, so that the inscription read: "X son of Y made the gate." The decoration suggests that this lintel was part of a synagogue. A spread-winged eagle to the right of the stone holds a wreath in its beak, head turned left; to the left of it is a fish, and a second fish sits under the eagle's large outstretched wing. The inscription is engraved at the top of the stone, above the wing and between the wreath and first fish. The two fishes suggest a representation of the Zodiac constellation Pisces. Dimensions refer to the entire remainder of the stone.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 60 cm; W: 108 cm; D: —

Date

200 CE to 337 CE

Current location

Unknown

Figures

  • fish 2 bottom of stone

  • wreath top of stone

  • fish 1 left side of stone

  • eagle right side of stone

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

  • Gregg, Robert C., and Dan Urman. Jews, Pagans, and Christians in the Golan Heights: Greek and Other Inscriptions of the Roman and Byzantine Eras. South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism 140. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996. page 128.
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