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HURA0001

Hura, late fourth or early fifth century CE. Mosaic. Dedication.
Transcription

ἐπὶ τοῦ θεοφιλεστάτου Σομμ ῶν καμάτων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐτελιώθη δὲ μηνὶ Ἀρτεμησίου

Translation

Under the most god-loving Somm... by his labors… was completed in the month of Artemisios…

Diplomatic

ΕΠΙΤΟΥΘΕΟΦΙΛΕΣΤΑΤΟΥΣΟΜΜ ΩΝΚΑΜΑΤΩΝΑΥΤΟΥΚΑΙΕΛ Η ΕΤΕΛΙΩΘΔEΜΑΡΤΕΜΗΣΙΟ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Here, the partially preserved word Somm… could be either Sommaseos, a name mentioned in a dedication from Philadelphia (SEG 38, No. 1660 [550–560 CE]), or Sommos, a name mentioned on a tombstone from Hauran (IGLSyr 21.5.1.83 )

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Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

350 CE to 450 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • rows of red tesserae seperating lines of text

  • double frame around inscription

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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," HURA0001, 6 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89