Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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Location

MGER0049

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

יהודה בר עלוהי ועל

Translation

...Ye]hudah s[on of PN......fo]r him and fo[r...

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The name יהודה (Yehudah, Judah) appears in the form יהוד (Yehud) and on another of the Mt. Gerizim inscriptions (43). Interestingly enough, this name was in use among Samaritans, despite their enmity toward Judea and the Jews in general during the Hellenistic period. On the other hand, as we have already seen, that there was, in fact, no difference between the names in the Mt. Gerizim inscriptions and the names current in Jerusalem at the time.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 35 cm; W: ca. 21 cm; D: 5.2 cm

Date

400 BCE to 100 BCE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • comb dressing back-set margins

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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

Source of transcription

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

Source of translation

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