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MASA0941

Masada, before or after spring 73 or 74 CE. Wall. Graffiti.
Transcription

α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν χ ο π ρ σ τ a b c d e e f h e

Translation

[no translation]

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The writer mixed up the two alphabets . S/he therefore likely lacked proficiency in both writing systems, but more so in Latin than in Greek.

Languages

Latin, Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

73 CE to 74 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • A large ship the ship makes up the left half of the graffito. the first three letters of the first line and the first two of the second line are written over it.

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.
    Zotero

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.
    Zotero

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.
    Zotero
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