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RAMS0004

Golan. Ramsaniyye. Late Roman or Early Byzantine Period. Unknown. Dedicatory.
Transcription

+ Ἰουλιανὸς Ζαβαελου ἐτελίωσεν

Translation

Julianus, son of Zabaelos, completed (this).

Diplomatic

+ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝΟΣΖΑΒΑΕΛΥΕΤΕΛΙΩΣΕΝ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
This fragment was originally published by Ilan without descriptions or measurements. He interpreted the transcription as Τ(ίτος) Ιουλιανὸς Ζαβαελ ἐτελίωσεν. However, examination of a photograph provided by Dauphin raises questions as to Ilan's interpretation. The initial marking stands a bit above the first line of letters, and may be a simple decorative cross rather than a tau. It is not clear whether additional letters once stood to the left in both lines. Therefore, Gregg offers an alternative interpretation represented here. The inscription itself contains several clear elements. The name Ἰουλιανός in line 1 is unambiguous, and forms of τελειόω appear regularly in similar inscriptions in Syria. The second name, Ζαβαελ(ο)υ, is attested.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

200 CE to 500 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Cross beginning of transcription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

Source of translation

No bibliography available for translation.

Other sources

  • Applebaum, Shimon. “Varia Epigraphica.” Scripta Classica Israelica, 1982 1981.
    Zotero
  • Gregg, Robert C., and Dan Urman. Jews, Pagans, and Christians in the Golan Heights: Greek and Other Inscriptions of the Roman and Byzantine Eras. South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism 140. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996.
    Zotero
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