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ELAL0018

Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Roman Period. Stele. Funerary or dedicatory.
Transcription

εὐγενίης βλάστημα καὶ παιδείης καὶ τὸν ἔρνος ι στρατίης μετὰ ταῦτα ι ἡγεμόνεσσιν ητου παι τῆς ἐπικόσμησεως

Translation

...offshoot of noble birth...and of culture also the shoot(?)...military service(?) after this...to the leaders...(?)...of the decorating...

Diplomatic

ΓΕΝΙΗΣΒΛΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΑΙΠΑΙΔΕΙΗΣΚΑΙΤΟΝΕΡΝΟ ΙΣΤΡΑΤΙΗΣΜΕΤΑΤΑΥΤΑ ΙΗΓΕΜΟΝΕΣΣΙΝΗΤΟΥ ΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΠΙΚΟΣΣ

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Notes
The remainder of this stele is clearly damaged on all four sides. The original inscription, quite a bit longer, was in hexametric verse. It is interesting to note that among the surviving references to pedigree, military service, and either administrative, civic or military leadership, no Jewish or Christian content remains. It is the lettering that dates this epigraph. Dimensions given refer to the entire remainder of the stone.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 33 cm; W: 43 cm; D: 18 cm

Date

100 CE to 299 CE

Current location

Unknown

Figures

No figures described.

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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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ELAL0018, 7 June 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89