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EING0002

Ein-Gedi, Byzantine. Mosaic Floor. Dedicatory.

Transcription

אדם שת אנוש קינן מהללאל ירד חנוך מתוסלח למך נוח שם חם ויפית

Translation

Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Quotation from 1 Chron 1-4, with only minor variations in vocalization. These figures are typically identified as "ancestors of the world." This is a single panel within a larger mosaic.

Languages

Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

324 CE to 638 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078. page 115.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078. page 115.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078. page 115.
    Zotero
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