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MGER0384

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

פינחס אשר הגדל

Translation

...P]inḥas ...] which ...] the high

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Line 1: Pinhas is a typical priestly name among the Samaritans to the present, beginning with the Pinhas son of El'azar son of Aaron the first priest (Num. 25:10). The name appears on a number of other inscriptions in the present corpus, as well.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 21.0 cm; W: 15.5 cm; D: 19.0 cm

Date

400 BCE to 100 BCE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • guidelines above each line and on the left side

  • 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. insc 384.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Magen, Yitzhak, Haggai Misgav, and Levana Tsfania. Mount Gerizim Excavations. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Jerusalem: Judea & Samaria Publications, 2004. insc 384.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Magen, Yitzhak, Haggai Misgav, and Levana Tsfania. Mount Gerizim Excavations. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Jerusalem: Judea & Samaria Publications, 2004. insc 384.
    Zotero
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