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Golan Heights. Ed-Dahshe, Byzantine period. Lintel. Invocation.
Transcription

+ Κύριε μὴ παρίδῃς ἡμᾶς +

Translation

Lord, do not forsake us!

Diplomatic

ΕΜΗΠΑΡΙΔΗΣΗΜΑΣ +

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Chipping has occurred at the upper left corner of this stone, but the pattern of decoration suggests that we have a complete and self-contained inscription. There are twelve arches beneath the text, with crosses on either end and in each of the two central arches. Dimensions refer to the entire remainder of the stone.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 28 cm; W: 135 cm; D: 32 cm

Date

324 CE to 638 CE

Current location

Unknown

Figures

  • crosses (4) left and right of inscription and in the two center arches

  • arches (12) beneath inscription

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

  • 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.
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