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

דכיר לטב מרובר כריסחולקהון בהדן אתרה קדישה אמן

Translation

Remembered for good Maru[...] Son of Cris[... and his son] Their portion is in th[is holy place. Amen.]

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
"The name here is probably Marutha, as in the previous inscription, and so perhaps the same person. Avi-Yonah suggested that the father’s name, which begins with -כריס, was “Crispa,” a name otherwise unattested in Jewish inscriptions. The name “Crispus,” which appears in a Greek dedicatory inscription in the synagogue at Tiberias, and “Crispinus” are perhaps just as likely. In any case, we apparently have a Latin name here …"

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

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," NARR0010, 13 August 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89