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HAMM0052
Galilee. Hammatha. Sixth century, CE. Engraved in wall of bathhouse. Dedication.
Transcription Ὁ Καισαρεὺς τὸν οἶκον Ἀλέξανδρος ποεῖ,
ὁ τὴν χλιαρῶν ἐπώνυμον θόλον καμών. |
Translation Alexander of Caesarea is the maker of the building, he who built the tholos of the lukewarm pool that is named after him. |
Diplomatic +ΟΚΑΙϹΡΕΥϹΤΟΝΟΙΚΟΝ
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹΠΟΕΙ
ΟΤΗΝΧΛΙΑΡΩΝΕΠΩΝΥΜΟΝ
ΘΟΛΟΝ ΚΑΜΩΝ. |
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Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: 71 cm; W: 108 cm; D: —
Date
300 CE to 700 CE
Current location
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Figures
Cross. beginning 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
- ZoteroSupplementum Epigraphicum Graecum. Vol. 32, 1982.
- ZoteroDi 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.
- ZoteroDi 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.
- ZoteroGreen, J. “Greek Inscriptions from Hammat Gader: A Poem by the Empress Eudocia and Two Building Inscriptions.” Israel Exploration Journal 32 (1982): 77–96.
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