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EAVD0001
Avdat, First century CE. Stone. Dedicatory.
Transcription דכיר בטב קרא קדם עבדת אלהא ודכירמן ד
הקים
גרמאלהי בר תיצאלהי צלם לקבל עבדת אלהאפיפעל לא פדא ולא אתרא פכן הנא
יבענא אלמותו לאאבעה פכן הנא ארד גרחו לא ירדנאגרמאלהי כתב בידה |
Translation May he who reads (?) be remembered in good (memory) before Obodas the god, and may there be remembered(who)ever...
Garm'alahi son of Taym'alahi [set up] a statue before Obodas the god.And he acts neither
for benefit nor for favour. And if death claim(s) us let me notbe claimed. And
if affliction seeks, let it not seek us.Garm'alahi wrote this with his own
hand. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Aramaic, Hebrew
Dimensions
H: —; W: —; D: —
Date
1 CE to 100 CE
Current location
No provenance provided.
Figures
No figures described.
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroNegev, Avraham. “Obodas the God.” Israel Exploration Journal 36 (1986): 56–60.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroNegev, Avraham. “Obodas the God.” Israel Exploration Journal 36 (1986): 56–60.
Source of translation
- ZoteroNegev, Avraham. “Obodas the God.” Israel Exploration Journal 36 (1986): 56–60.
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