Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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UMMQ0002

Umm Qais, 139 CE. Building Stone. Dedicatory.
Transcription

ὑπὸ γενομένου ἑκατοντάρχου λεγεῶνος τετάρτης Σκυ[θικῆς ἐδόθησαν ισχείλια καὶ τὸ λοιπὸν ἔργον στύλους ἕξ σὺν ἐπιστυλίοις | καὶ Μάρκος Ἄννιος Ἀκίνδυνος κληρονομήσαντες ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων ἀπηργάσαντο). Lἔτους γς᾿

Translation

By […], former centurion of legio IV Scythica […] were given […]thousand and more works, six columns with architraves […] and Marcus Annius Akindynus after they had inherited, from their own resources. In the 203rd year of Pompey.

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Languages

Greek

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Date

139 CE to 139 CE

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Zeichmann, Christopher. Database of Military Inscriptions and Papyri of Early Roman Palestine. Aquila Legionis 24. Madrid: Signifer, 2022.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Zeichmann, Christopher. Database of Military Inscriptions and Papyri of Early Roman Palestine. Aquila Legionis 24. Madrid: Signifer, 2022.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Zeichmann, Christopher. Database of Military Inscriptions and Papyri of Early Roman Palestine. Aquila Legionis 24. Madrid: Signifer, 2022.
    Zotero
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