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JAFF0054

Jaffa, 4th-6th century CE. Tombstone. Funerary.
Transcription

זה מקום הציעתו של לעזר בן יהושועשלום מאמא ושלום

Translation

This is the restplace of Leazar, son of Joshua. Peace, from the mother?, and peace.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Line 1: The restoration שלום instead of מקום doesn't seem acceptable because a vertical bar is visible, and it cannot belong to a lamed. Line 2: א was not pronounced, and therefore it wasn't written either. Line 3: Despite the fact that different readings have been proposed, no one seems to be completely convincing. The best solution seems to be to read the first and third letter as מ and the second and fourth as א.

Languages

Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 23 cm; W: 32 cm; D: 3.5 cm

Date

301 CE to 600 CE

Current location

Jaffa Museum, IAA no. 1979.503

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Veronese, Anna. “The Inscriptions of the Jaffa Necropolis.” M.A. Thesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2009. (IIP-593). insc 54.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Veronese, Anna. “The Inscriptions of the Jaffa Necropolis.” M.A. Thesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2009. (IIP-593). insc 54.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Veronese, Anna. “The Inscriptions of the Jaffa Necropolis.” M.A. Thesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2009. (IIP-593). insc 54.
    Zotero
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