Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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HAIF0008

Cave of Elijah, Sixth century CE. Room / Interior Space. Dedicatory.
Transcription

Ἰοανάνος καὶ Ὀνία κηκαὶ Σ μνησθῇ Νόμας ὁ Ἐμαός μο Βηθ Ἠλίος

Translation

Yohanan and Honi and [...] remembered Nomas of Emmaus [...] Beth (house!) [of] [...] Elio[s]..

Diplomatic

ΙΟΑΝΑΝΟΣΚΑΙΟΝΙΑΚΗΣΗΘΗΝΟΜΑΣΟΕΜΑΟΣ ΜΟ ΒΗΘ ΗΛΙΟ

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Notes
The reconstruction of [μν]η<σ>θῇ and the reading ὁ Ἐμαός are very uncertain. In particular, if the person came from Emaus, he should have been designeted as ὁ Ἐμαεῦς. Also, even though the evidence from the NT (see Luke 24:13) is not far-removed from the spelling we find here, in the late Roman-Byzantine period Emmaus was known as Nicopolis. Nevertheless, if we consider that the inscription was probably jewish, this may explain the use of the old Semitic name, and the linguistic errors may derive from the fact that the person who executed it was not well versed in Greek.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 73.3 cm; W: 144.2 cm; D: —

Date

501 CE to 600 CE

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Ilan, Tal, and Olaf Pinkpank. “Elijah’s Cave (Haifa).” In Lexicon of Jewish Names in Late Antiquity. Part II: Palestine 200-650, 499–584. Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism 148. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2012.
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Source of transcription

  • Ilan, Tal, and Olaf Pinkpank. “Elijah’s Cave (Haifa).” In Lexicon of Jewish Names in Late Antiquity. Part II: Palestine 200-650, 499–584. Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism 148. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2012.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Ilan, Tal, and Olaf Pinkpank. “Elijah’s Cave (Haifa).” In Lexicon of Jewish Names in Late Antiquity. Part II: Palestine 200-650, 499–584. Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism 148. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2012.
    Zotero
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