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MASA0420

Masada, 66-73 CE. Ostrakon. List of names.


Transcription בר הלקי הגדראין בר קרזלא זומלית זערא בר ישוע בר קסא ישוע גירא
Translation Son of Hilqi 11[+ ]The Gadarians 10[+ ]Son of Qarzela 21"Small soup-ladle" (?) 10Son of Yeshuaʿ 21Son of Qesa 12Yeshuaʿ the proselyte (?) 10
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Transcription

בר הלקי הגדראין בר קרזלא זומלית זערא בר ישוע בר קסא ישוע גירא

Translation

Son of Hilqi 11[+ ]The Gadarians 10[+ ]Son of Qarzela 21"Small soup-ladle" (?) 10Son of Yeshuaʿ 21Son of Qesa 12Yeshuaʿ the proselyte (?) 10

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:: 66 CE
Terminus ante quem:: 73 CE

Notes

הגדראין seems to indicate "the people of Gadara." If the gimel is read as a nun, the word becomes הנדראין (= הנדרנין) "those wont to make vows."

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

66 CE to 73 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

Yadin, Yigael, Joseph Naveh, and Yaacov Meshorer. Masada I. The Yigael Yadin Excavations 1963-1965. Final Reports. The Aramaic and Hebrew Ostraca and Jar Inscriptions. The Coins of Masada. Vol. 1. 7 vols. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1989.

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Source of transcription

Yadin, Yigael, Joseph Naveh, and Yaacov Meshorer. Masada I. The Yigael Yadin Excavations 1963-1965. Final Reports. The Aramaic and Hebrew Ostraca and Jar Inscriptions. The Coins of Masada. Vol. 1. 7 vols. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1989.

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Source of translation

Yadin, Yigael, Joseph Naveh, and Yaacov Meshorer. Masada I. The Yigael Yadin Excavations 1963-1965. Final Reports. The Aramaic and Hebrew Ostraca and Jar Inscriptions. The Coins of Masada. Vol. 1. 7 vols. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1989.

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