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NABL0006

Nablus, 3rd-4th century CE. Lintel. Biblical quotation.
Transcription

אנכי יהוה אלהיך לא יהוה לך אלהים אחרים על פני שמור את יום השבת לקדשהו כבד את אביך ואת אמך לא תנאף לא תגן לא תענה ברעך עד שוא לא תחמד בית רעך תקימו האבנים האלה אשר אנכי מצוה אתכם היום בהר גריזים

Translation

I am YHWH thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Observe the sabbath day to keep it holy. Honor they father and thy mother. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not witness against thy brother falsely. Thou salt not covet thy neighbour's house. Ye shall set up these stones which I am chargin you today in Mount Gerizim.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
This is a Samaritan conflation of the Exodus and Deuteronomy decalogue, with the Samaritan variant of Deut 27:4 appended (reading Gerizim for Ebal) at the end.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

200 CE to 400 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Taylor, W.R. “A New Samaritan Inscription.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 81 (1941): 1–6.
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Source of transcription

  • Taylor, W.R. “A New Samaritan Inscription.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 81 (1941): 1–6.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Taylor, W.R. “A New Samaritan Inscription.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 81 (1941): 1–6.
    Zotero
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