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NAAR0004

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


Transcription דכירין לטב כל מן דמתחזק ויהב או דיהב בהדן אתרה קדישה בן דהב בן כסף בן כל מקמה דהיא אמן חולקהון בהדן אתרה קדישה אמן
Translation Remembered for good all those who donated and gave or will give for this holy place either gold or silver or anything there is. Amen. Their portion is in this holy place. Amen.
Diplomatic [no diplomatic]

Transcription

דכירין לטב כל מן דמתחזק ויהב או דיהב בהדן אתרה קדישה בן דהב בן כסף בן כל מקמה דהיא אמן חולקהון בהדן אתרה קדישה אמן

Translation

Remembered for good all those who donated and gave or will give for this holy place either gold or silver or anything there is. Amen. Their portion is in this holy place. Amen.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:: 400 CE
Terminus ante quem:: 600 CE

Notes

Damage to the letters is due to iconoclastic destruction of the adjacent depiction of Daniel.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

400 CE to 600 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

The prophet Daniel to the right of the inscription

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.

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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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