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NARR0009

Narran, 6th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.
Transcription

דכידיר לטב מרות טינה ויעקבברה דהנון מתחזקין בתקון אתרהחולקהון אתרה קדישה אמן

Translation

Remembered for good Marutha [(and?) ...]tinah and Jacob His son, that they donated for the repair of the place. Their portion is in their holy place. Amen.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
"As Naveh points out, the meaning of the beginning of the inscription is unclear. There is no doubt that these are the letters as they appear (see fig. 31), so it seems there is a spelling error. The דכי is not in line with the rest of the inscription, suggesting that it was added later, although the surrounding tesserae fit together well. Avi-Yonah suggested reading דכי/דיר as דכי/רין, an obvious error of two letters in this common formulaic phrase. In addition to this mistake, there appear to be a few letters missing from the first word in the last line, חול]קהון]. The name “Marutha” in the second line is evidenced in Jewish usage in its Greek form, Μαρουθα, at Caesarea."

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

500 CE to 599 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Two menorahs below the inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

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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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," NARR0009, 13 August 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89