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SENA0007

Hermon Mons (Har Senaim). Fragment of a hard limestone altar with ornamentation. Date unknown. Dedication.
Transcription

Σ ἀνέθηκαν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ

Translation

[no translation]

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
This fragment of an altar 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 outside of the entrance to a small temple at the site. The temple itself contained three other altars, one of which bore the figure of Helios. The sigma which ends the first line is probably the ending of a personal name. The inscription is too fragmentary to restore. The author suggests that if the plural ending of the verb "to dedicate" is correctly restored in the second line, there would have been multiple dedicators. If ἱερῷ, in the dative, is a noun and not an adjective then it probably refers to the actual hieron itself. The fragment's lower edge is boarded with two distinct designs.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 40 cm; W: 65 cm; D: —

Date

0 CE to 0 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • floral border below the ornamental border

  • ornamental border below the text

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. page 20-21.
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