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Location

MARE0020

Maresha, 400-101 BCE. Jar potsherd. Label.

Transcription

נבו בר זבד אמנו ח

Translation

NBW son of ZBD'MNW (?), wheat: 1(?) [kor]

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The reading is very unclear. The letter that follows the mem could be a bet or pe, and the waw could also be read as a resh. Numeral one is also unclear. The sign before the aleph in line 2 may not be a letter.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 3.4 cm; W: 4.5 cm; D: —

Date

400 BCE to 101 BCE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Eshel, Esther. “Iron Age, Phoenician and Aramaic Inscriptions.” In The Excavations of Maresha Subterranean Complex 57: The “Heliodorus” Cave, 77–94. BAR International Series 2652. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2014.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Eshel, Esther. “Iron Age, Phoenician and Aramaic Inscriptions.” In The Excavations of Maresha Subterranean Complex 57: The “Heliodorus” Cave, 77–94. BAR International Series 2652. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2014.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Eshel, Esther. “Iron Age, Phoenician and Aramaic Inscriptions.” In The Excavations of Maresha Subterranean Complex 57: The “Heliodorus” Cave, 77–94. BAR International Series 2652. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2014.
    Zotero
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