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KEDE0005

Upper Galilee. Cadasa (Tel Qedesh), 279 CE - 285 CE (?). Altar. Text unknown.
Transcription

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Translation

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Diplomatic

ϹΩΜΟϹ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The temple at Cadasa (Tel Qedesh) appears to be dedicated to the god Baalshamin based on epigraphical evidence and two carved images of eagles found at the site. The meaning of the letters of this inscription is unclear. An alternate possible reading is ΒΩΜΟϹ. The "Ω" found in the inscription is actually a majuscule-sized minuscule omega (that is, a large ω). A figure of a "draped, bearded head, radiate," which may represent Baalshamin is present under the inscription. Dating is informed by the inscription on the alternate side of the altar; see kede0001.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

279 CE to 285 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • head below the inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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Other sources

  • Clermont-Ganneau, Charles. “Archaeological and Epigraphic Notes on Palestine.” Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement, 1903, 125–35.
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  • Fischer, Moshe, Asher Ovadiah, and Israel Roll. “The Roman Temple at Kedesh, Upper Galilee: A Preliminary Study.” Translated by E Heineman. Tel Aviv 11 (1984): 146–72.
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  • Fischer, Moshe, Asher Ovadiah, and Israel Roll. “The Epigraphic Finds from the Roman Temple at Kedesh in the Upper Galilee.” Tel Aviv 13 (1986): 60–66.
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