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Location

NAAR0001

Na'aran, 5-6th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.

Transcription

דכיר לטב פינחס כהנה בר יוסטה דיהב טימי פסיפסה מן דידה ונרושתהדכירה רבקה לטב אתתה דפינחס

Translation

Remembered for good, Phinehas the priest, son of Yusta, who gave the funds for the mosaic from his own assets.Remembered for good, Rebecca, wife of Phinehas

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Extensive use of transliterated Greek and Greek-influenced phrasing (τιμὴ, ψῆφος)

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

400 CE to 600 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Large, stylized menorah between inscriptions

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078.
    Zotero
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