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Location

MARE0040

Maresha, 400-101 BCE. Jug Sherd. Label.

Transcription

עבדקוסזבדבעלקוסברך ברעבדאח

Translation

ʽBDQWSZBDBʽLKWSBRK son ofʽBDʼḤ

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
Lines 1 and 3 contain Edomite names: in particular, KWSBRK son of ʽBDʼḤ may point to inter-ethnic relationships, being another example of the cosmopolitan ethnic makeup of Maresha in the Hellenistic period. The name in line 2 is a combination of זבד and the theophoric element בעל. In line 4, the name is a combination of עבד and אח, "brother", which might also be a theophoric.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 3.8 cm; W: 4.2 cm; D: —

Date

400 BCE to 101 BCE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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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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