Images
Location
JERU0623
Jerusalem, 6 c. CE or later. Block. Dedicatory.
Transcription יי אלהי צבאות
תבני הבית הזה
בחיה יעקב בן
יסף ותיופולקטוס
וסיסיניה ואנסטסיה
אמן ואמן
סלה |
Translation God the Lord of Hosts, may you build this house in the lifetime of Ya'akov son of
Yosef, and (in the lifetime of) Theophylactus and Sisiniya and Anastasia. Amen
and Amen, Selah. |
Diplomatic ייאלהיצבאות
תבניהביתהזה
בחיהיעקבבן
יסףותיופולקטוס
וסיסיניהואנסטסיה
אמן ואמן
סלה |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Hebrew
Dimensions
H: 180 cm; W: 334 cm; D: —
Date
501 CE to 638 CE
Current location
No provenance provided.
Figures
No figures described.
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroBen-Dov, Meir. “Hebrew Inscriptions Carved on Stone from the Temple Mount and Its Surroundings.” Cathedra 40 (1986): 3–30.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroBen-Dov, Meir. “Hebrew Inscriptions Carved on Stone from the Temple Mount and Its Surroundings.” Cathedra 40 (1986): 3–30.
Source of translation
- ZoteroBen-Dov, Meir. “Hebrew Inscriptions Carved on Stone from the Temple Mount and Its Surroundings.” Cathedra 40 (1986): 3–30.
Cite This Inscription
IIP is committed to the idea that the public good is best served by keeping our data free for use and reuse. You can cite and use this inscription under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Note also that all images are either in the public domain or used with permission, and unless noted we do not hold copyright to them. For permission to reuse the images, please contact the copyright holder, noted in the illustration credit.
The project can be cited as:
Satlow, Michael L., ed. 2002 - . “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine.” Brown University. https://doi.org/10.26300/PZ1D-ST89This inscription can be cited as:
"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERU0623, 22 January 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89