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Wadi Haggag, First-fourth centuries CE. Road Inscriptions. Graffiti.

Transcription

Ἀαρών Ἀναστασίου καί Ἀλαφάλλα ἀδελφῷ

Translation

Aaron son of Anastasios and Alaphalla his brother

Diplomatic

ΑΑΡΩΝ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΥΚΑΙ ΑΛΑΦΑΛΛΑΑΔΕΛΦΩ

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Notes
This is a good example of the mixture of names in one and the same family. The father has a Greek name, whereas one of his sons has a biblical name, and the other is typically Nabatean. This last mentioned name is not found in Egypt. It is possible that this is an early Christian inscription of people coming from the Nabatean sphere.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

1 BCE to 638 CE

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Negev, Avraham. “The Inscriptions of Wadi Haggag, Sinai.” In Qedem, No. 6: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1977.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Negev, Avraham. “The Inscriptions of Wadi Haggag, Sinai.” In Qedem, No. 6: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1977.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Negev, Avraham. “The Inscriptions of Wadi Haggag, Sinai.” In Qedem, No. 6: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1977.
    Zotero
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