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KSUS0001

Khirbet Susiya, Byzantine. Mosaic. Dedicatory.
Transcription

זכור לטובה קדושת מרי רבי איסי הכהן המכיבד בירבי שעשה הפסיפוס הזה וטח את כותליו בסיד מה שנתנדב במשתה רבי יוחנן הכהן הסופר בירבי בנו שלום על ישראל אמן

Translation

Remembered for good, the sanctity of my master Rabbi Isai the priest, the honorable, birebbi, who made this mosaic and plastered its walls with lime, which was donate at a feast [of] Rabbi Johnan, the priest, the scribe, birebbi, his son. Peace upon Israel. Amen.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The phrasing in this inscription is unusual, using several words otherwise unknown in synagogue inscriptions.

Languages

Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

324 CE to 638 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Tabula ansata surrounding inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," KSUS0001, 12 September 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89