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SENA0006

Hermon Mons (Har Senaim), Date unknown. Fragment. Text unknown.
Transcription

ΑΣ ΟΥ Ο ΕΙΣ Η ΑΔ ΥΤΠ

Translation

[no translation]

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
This fragment is one of a number of Greek inscriptions from Senaim on Mount Hermon. Senaim seems to have functioned as the main cult place for local settlements in the region, an area which was from the Hellenistic period on inhabited by Ituraeans. The inscription was found near the steps to a small temple at the site. The temple itself contained three other altars, one of which bore the figure of Helios. The inscription is too fragmentary to attempt a restoration, but was probably a dedication like the other inscriptions of the group. On the final line, the Α might instead be a Δ while the Τ might be a Π. Possible readings the author suggests include a patronymic and a masculine epithet or a description (ὁ εἷς, "the one and only") of a god on the second line as well as a possible restoration of the third line as [τῇ αὐτ[οκράτειρᾳ] which may refer to the empress to whom the dedication was made. Assuming this last restoration, it is also possible that Julia Domna is the empress refered to based on (for more information, see Sena0009).

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 10 cm; W: 15 cm; D: —

Date

0 CE to 0 CE

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Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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Other sources

  • Dar, Shimon, and Nikkos Kokkinos. “The Greek Inscriptions From Senaim on Mount Hermon.” Palestine Exploration Quarterly 124 (1992): 9–25.
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