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MGER0003

Mt. Gerizim, probably 200-100 BCE, maybe 400-300 BCE. Limestone Block. Dedication.

Transcription

די הקרב חגיבר קימימן כפרחגי

Translation

That which Ḥaggai son of Qimi from KfarḤaggai offered

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
An unusual feature of this inscription is that it was written on a column and not on a stone block.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 99.0 cm; W: 42.5 cm; D: —

Date

400 BCE to 100 BCE

Current location

Storerooms of the Archaeology Staff Officer: K27776

Figures

  • rough-pointed dressing back side

  • comb dressing inscribed face

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Magen, Yitzhak, Haggai Misgav, and Levana Tsfania. Mount Gerizim Excavations. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Jerusalem: Judea & Samaria Publications, 2004. insc 3.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Magen, Yitzhak, Haggai Misgav, and Levana Tsfania. Mount Gerizim Excavations. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Jerusalem: Judea & Samaria Publications, 2004. insc 3.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Magen, Yitzhak, Haggai Misgav, and Levana Tsfania. Mount Gerizim Excavations. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Jerusalem: Judea & Samaria Publications, 2004. insc 3.
    Zotero
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