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HAMM0051

Galilee. Hammatha. Sixth century, CE. Engraved in wall of bathhouse. Honorific.
Transcription

Μούκιος Ἀλέξανδρος πανυπείροχος ἡγεμονήων θέσκελον ἤνυσεν ἔργον, ὃν ἔτρεφεν Καίσαρος ἄστυ, δεξάμενος μέγα δῶρον Ἀναστασίου βασιλῆος.

Translation

Mucius Alexander, supreme governor, accomplished this wondrous work, (he) whom the city of Caesar nourished, having received a great gift from Emperor Anastasius.

Diplomatic

ΜΟΥΚΙΟϹ‧ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ‧ ΠΑΝΥΠΕΙΡΟΧΟϹ‧ΗΓΕΜΟΝΗΩΝ‧ ΘΕϹΚΕΛΟΝ‧ΗΝΥϹΕΝ‧ΕΡΓΟΝ‧ ΟΝ‧ΕΤΡΕΦΕ‧ΚΑΙϹΑΡΟϹ‧ΑϹΤΥ‧ ΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΟϹ‧ΜΕΓΑ‧ΔΩΡΟΝ‧ ΑΝΑϹΤΑϹΙΟΥ‧ΒΑϹΙΛΗΟϹ‧

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Notes
Slab of gray marble. Script similar to hamm0050, in lines 64 cm long.

Languages

Greek, Latin

Dimensions

H: 51.8 cm; W: 69 cm; D: —

Date

505 CE to 508 CE

Current location

Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Figures

  • Ivy leaf. end of first line.

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

  • Feissel, D. “Bulletin Épigraphique: Inscriptions Chretiennes et Byzantines.” Revue Des Études Grecques 102 (1989): 481–509.
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  • Di Segni, Leah, and Yizhar Hirschfeld. “Four Greek Inscriptions from Hammat Gader from the Reign of Anastasius.” Israel Exploration Journal 36, no. 3–4 (1986): 251–68.
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  • Di Segni, Leah. “Greek Inscriptions of the Bath-House in Hammath Gader.” Aram 4 (1992): 307–28.
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  • Di Segni, Leah. “The Greek Inscriptions of Hammat Gader.” In The Roman Baths of Hammat Gader: Final Report, edited by Yizhar Hirschfeld, 185–266. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1997.
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