Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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Shuni, late fifth or early sixth century CE. Mosaic. Dedication.
Transcription

Ἐπὶ Φλαουίου Μαρκιανοῦ Ἀντιπάτρου τοῦ λαμπρο τάτου καὶ μεγαλοπρεπεστά του ὑπατικοῦ καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ὄρος ἐτέμφθη καὶ τὸ ἔργον ἐκ θεμελίων ἐκτείσθη

Translation

Under Flavius Marcianus Antipater, the clarissimus and most magnificent consular, this mountain was carved and this building was erected from the foundations.

Diplomatic

ΕΠΙΦΛsΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΠΑΤΡΟΥΤΟΥΛΑΜΠΡΟ ΤΑΤΟΥΚΑΙΜΕΓΑΛΟΠΡΕΠΕϹΤΑ ΤΟΥΥΠΑΤΙΚΟΥΚΑΙΤΟΥΤΟΤΟ ΟΡΟϹΕΤΕΜΦΘΗΚΑΙΤΟΕΡΓΟΝ ΕΚΘΕΜΕΛΙWΝΕΚΤΕΙϹΘΗ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Dimensions

H: 126.5 cm; W: 243.0 cm; D: —

Date

450 CE to 550 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • tabula ansata, with the rectangular panel and triangular handles framed by rows of red tesserae, and the fill of the triangles made of yellow tesserae with a white circle in the middle around text

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Blumell, Lincoln H. “A New Jewish Epitaph Commemorating Care for Orphans.” Journal for the Study of Judaism 47 (2016): 310–29.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Blumell, Lincoln H. “A New Jewish Epitaph Commemorating Care for Orphans.” Journal for the Study of Judaism 47 (2016): 310–29.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Blumell, Lincoln H. “A New Jewish Epitaph Commemorating Care for Orphans.” Journal for the Study of Judaism 47 (2016): 310–29.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," SHUN0001, 21 April 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89