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GISC0004
Gischala/El Jish, 4th-5th century CE. Ring Label/Magical Inscription
Transcription Εἴς θεὸς ὁ ωικῶν τὰ κακά Ἰαῶ Σαβαώθ Μιχαήλ Βοήθει |
Translation [no translation] |
Diplomatic ΕΙΣΘΕΟΣΟΝΙΚΩΝΤΑΚΑΚΑ ΙΑΩΣΑ ΒΑΩΘΜΙΧ ΑΗΛΒΟΗΘΙ |
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Languages
Dimensions
H: —; W: —; D: —
Date
300 CE to 500 CE
Current location
No provenance provided.
Figures
'Evil eye' in lower half, pierces by a fork and two daggers from above and attacked from below by a lion, a leopard, a crane, a snake, and a scorpion. reverse
Saint on a horse with aureole, spearing fallen enemy. In exergue, a lion. obverse
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroMakhouly, Naʻīm. “Rock Cut Tombs at El Jish.” Quarterly of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine 8 (1939): 45–50.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroMakhouly, Naʻīm. “Rock Cut Tombs at El Jish.” Quarterly of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine 8 (1939): 45–50.
Source of translation
- ZoteroMakhouly, Naʻīm. “Rock Cut Tombs at El Jish.” Quarterly of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine 8 (1939): 45–50.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," GISC0004, 15 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89