Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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Location

MGER0382

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

ז כהנ כהנים ר בח

Translation

...]z○ [......] priest[...... p]riests [......]r bḥ[...

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The priestly origin of the inscription is indicated by its Neo-Hebrew script and by its explicit mention of priests in the text. The text does not seem to follow the usual dedicatory formulae used in the Mt. Gerizim inscriptions. The style of dressing the carefull alignment of the lines of script teach that the stones with Neo-Hebrew script probably originated in the internal part of the precinct the Rampart (Hel), and were not the usual kind of dedicatory inscription. These Neo-Hebrew inscriptions were possibly prayers or blessings that were inscribed on the temple walls.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 31.0 cm; W: 12.5 cm; D: 12.5 cm

Date

400 BCE to 100 BCE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • fine 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.
    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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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," MGER0382, 5 September 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89