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RIMM0001

Rimmon, Byzantine. Potsherd. Magic.
Transcription

הראות אתבאות קולהון ספתון סוסגר אתון מלאכיה קדישיה ותקיפיה משבע אנה יתכון במה דיקד הספה הדין כן יקוד לבה דר ברה דמרין בתרי אנה יו תהפכו לבה והונה וכוליתה ותעבר ציבירוני בהד מוד

Translation

Hera'ot, Etba'ot, Qolhon, Sephaton, Sosgar, …. You holy and mighty angels I adjure you, just as this sherd burns, so also shall the heard of R... son of Marian after me, I … and you should turn his heart and mind and kidney, so that he will do my desire in this...

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The gender of the beloved is unclear in this case - all verbs and nouns that might indicate it are lost. The final line is unclear, but seems to resemble either paleo-Hebrew or Greek.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 9.5 cm; W: 11 cm; D: —

Date

324 CE to 638 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

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.
    Zotero

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," RIMM0001, 5 September 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89