Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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Location

MARE0033

Maresha, 400-101 BCE. Jug sherd. Label.
Transcription

דמתריס

Translation

Demetrius

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The Greek name Δημήτριος is mentioned by Josephus in Ant. 16:243 (Demetrius son of Andromachus) and appears also as a graffiti in a tomb from the necropolis of Maresha. Its short form, גמתר, is attested in an epitaph from Alexandria dated to the 3rd century BCE. Although ת usually transliterates θ, there is some confusion in transliteration of names.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 2.5 cm; W: 2.9 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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