Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Title	ID	Language(s)	Date	Transcription	Translation
Jerusalem, 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. Ossuary. Funerary (Epitaph).	jeru0520	Greek	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	ἌνιςἌνιος	Anius
Jerusalem, 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. Ossuary. Funerary (Epitaph).	jeru0521	Greek	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	Νῖσον	Nisus
Jerusalem, 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. Ossuary. Funerary (Epitaph).	jeru0522	Greek	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	Ἰοῦστος Χαλχιδηνός Θεέννας	Justus the Chalcidian Theennas
Jerusalem, 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. Ossuary. Funerary (Epitaph).	jeru0523	Greek	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	Ἀριστοβούλης	Of Aristobula
Jerusalem, 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. Ossuary. Funerary (Epitaph).	jeru0524	Greek	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	ς Φείδωνος ὅς χαὶκαί Ἐπίχτητος Κῶματοῦ Σητοῦ	… the son of Pheidon who is also know as Epictetos of Koma of Setos
Jerusalem, 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. Ossuary. Funerary (Epitaph).	jeru0525	Hebrew	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	מרתחה	Martha
Jerusalem, 1st Century CE. Lintel. Building.	jeru0526	Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	לאששא קרבן	For the fire, an offering
Jerusalem, 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. Lid. Funerary (Epitaph)	jeru0527	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	לא סכל אנשׁ למעלהולא אלעזר ושׁפירה	Nobody has abolished his entering; Not even Eleazar and Shappira.
Jerusalem, 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. Lid. Funerary (Epitaph)	jeru0528	Hebrew	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	אלעזר ואשתו	Eleazar and his wife
Jerusalem, First century BCE. Ossuary. Funerary (Malediction).	jeru0529	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 50 BCE and 1 BCE	כל די אנש מתהנה בחלתה דהקרבן אלה מן דבגוה	Whoever will reuse this ossuary for his benefit, a curse of God from the one who is within
Jerusalem, Second Temple Period. Ossuary. Funerary.	jeru0530	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 586 BCE and 70 CE	כל אנש מתהנא כל אש קרבן קבה קרבן	Every man that enjoys it (i.e. the ossuary) – offering.
Jerusalem, Second Temple Period. Ossuary. Funerary.	jeru0531	Hebrew	Between 586 BCE and 70 CE	חנניה	Hanania
Jerusalem, Second Temple Period. Ossuary Lid. Funerary.	jeru0532	Hebrew	Between 586 BCE and 70 CE	חנניה ושלום	Hanania and Shalom
Jerusalem, Second Temple Period. Ossuary. Funerary.	jeru0533	Hebrew	Between 586 BCE and 70 CE	חנניה ושלום	Hanania and Shalom
Jerusalem, Second Temple Period. Ossuary. Funerary.	jeru0534	Hebrew	Between 586 BCE and 70 CE	כל אדם בה קרבן	Anyone (who enjoys) it – offering
Jerusalem, 200-299 CE. Military stamped brick.	jeru0535	Latin, Greek	Between 200 CE and 299 CE	Legio X Fretensis	Legio X Fretensis
Jerusalem, 68-132 CE. Military stamped brick.	jeru0536	Latin, Greek	Between 68 CE and 132 CE	Legio · X · Fretensis	Legio X Fretensis
Jerusalem, Second Temple Period. Stone weight.	jeru0537	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 63 BCE and 70 CE	דברקתרס	[of] Bar Kathros
Jerusalem, 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0538	Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	יויכיח	Yoyokih
Jerusalem, 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0540	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 99 CE	קפא	Qp'
Jerusalem, 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0541	Greek	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	Μαριαμήνου ἡ Μάρα	Of Mariamene, who is (also called) Mara
Jerusalem, 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0542	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	ישוע בר יהוסף	Yeshua'(?) son of Yehosef
Jerusalem, 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0543	Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 70 CE	בן הכהן הגדול	Son of the High Priest
Jerusalem, 6th-7th centuries CE. Church floor. Mosaic.	jeru0545	Armenian, Greek	Between 500 CE and 699 CE	վասն յիշատակի եւ փրկութեան ամենայն հայոց զորոց զանուանս Տեր գիտէ	For the memory and redemption of all the Armenians whose name the Lord knows.
Jerusalem, 450-500 CE. Church Floor. Mosaic.	jeru0546	Greek	Between 450 CE and 500 CE	Ὑπὲρ μνήμης καὶ καρποφορίας τῶν φιλοχρίστων Βασιλος καὶ ΒΑ	For the remembrance and offering of the Christ-loving Basilos praetorian prefect and Basilo and Ba...
Jerusalem, 550 CE. Shem gate. Mosaic.	jeru0547	Greek	Between 549 CE and 550 CE	Ἐπὶ τοῦ εὐσεβϛεστάτου ἡμῶν βασιλϛέως Φλϛαουίου ⸱Ἰ⸱ουστινιανοῦ καὶ τοῦτο το τὸ πᾶν ἔργον ἐπιστήσαϛς ἐξήγηρενἐξήγειρεν Κωνσταντῖνος ὁ θεοφιλϛέστατος πρεσβϛύτερος καὶ ἡγουμένουἡγούμενος ἰνδϛικτιῶνος ιδʹ.	In the time of our most pious emperor Flavius Justinian, also this entire building Constantine, the most God-loving priest and abbot, established and raised, in the 14th indiction.
Jerusalem, 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0548	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	ישוישוע בר יהוסף	YeshuYehua׳ son of Yehosef
Jerusalem, 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0549	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	יהודה בר ישוע	Yehuda, son of Yeshua'
Jerusalem, Roman era. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0552	Greek, Hebrew	Between 63 BCE and 324 CE	Ὀστᾶ τῶν τοῦ Νεικάνορος Ἀλεξανδρεως ποιησαντος τὰς θύρας. נכנר אלכסא	The bones of the (sons or descendents) of Nicanor, the Alexandrian, who made the doors. - Nicanor Alexa
Jerusalem, 129-130 CE. Imperial dedication.	jeru0554	Latin	Between 129 CE and 130 CE	Imperatori Caesari divi Traiani Parthici filio divi Nervae nepoti Traiano Hadriano Augusto pontifici maximo tribunicia potestate XIIII consuli III patri patriae legio X Fretensis Antoninianae	To the Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, son of the deified Traianus Parthicus, grandson of the deified Nerva, high priest, invested with tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the third time, father of the country (dedicated by) the 10th legion Fretensis (2nd hand) Antoniniana.
Jerusalem. Stone Weight.	jeru0555	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 63 BCE and 70 CE	נדברי קתרס	Belonging to the sons of Kathros
Jerusalem, 100 BCE-100 CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0556	Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	אלישבע אתת מרפון Ἐλισαβη	Elisabeth wife of Tarpon. Elisabeth.
Jerusalem, Late Byzantine. Church. Dedicatory Mosaic.	jeru0557	Armenian, Greek	Between 500 CE and 638 CE	Այս յիշատակա րան Տեարն Յակովբա՝ որ եղեւ ի ձերն խնդրելոյ	This is the memorial of Reverend Yakob, which came into being by means of his request.
Jerusalem, 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0558	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	יהוסף בר קפא	Joseph son of Caiaphas
Jerusalem, Roman Period. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0559	Hebrew	Between 63 BCE and 132 CE	שלמצין בת אלעזרשלמצין בת אלעזר	Shlamzin, daughter of El`azar Shlamzin, daughter of El`azar
Jerusalem, 1st century BCE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0560	Greek	Between 100 BCE and 1 BCE	Ἰουδαίου Ἀνέμου Ναγῆς	Judith daughter of Anemos son of Nage
Jerusalem, 1st century BCE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0561	Greek	Between 100 BCE and 1 BCE	Ψυχῆς	Of Psyche
Jerusalem, 1st century BCE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0562	Greek, Hebrew	Between 100 BCE and 1 BCE	יוחנה שבאה Ἰουλία ἈσιανὴἸουδαία	Johannah of Sheba - Julia an Asian Jew
Jerusalem, 1st century BCE. Column drum.	jeru0563	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 100 BCE and 1 CE	חנניה ברדידלוסדודלוס מירושלים	Hannaniah son of DYDLWS/DWDLWS from Jerusalem
Jerusalem, 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0564	Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	יוסה	Yose
Jerusalem, 1st century BCE-1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0566	Greek	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	Σαλων Σαφιρα	Salon daughter of Saphira
Jerusalem, 1st century BCE-1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0567	Hebrew	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	שלמציןשלמצין	ShelamziyonShelamziyon
Jerusalem, Late 6th to 7th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	jeru0568	Greek	Between 550 CE and 699 CE	Ἐπὶ Σιλουανοῦ θεοφιλεστάτου διακόνου καὶ ἡγουμένου ἡ παροῦσα ψήφωσις ἐγένετο καὶ κόγχη καὶ ἡ προσθήκη τοῦ ναοῦ μήκος πήχεις ὕψους πήχεις ς μνήσθητί μου Κύριε ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου.	Under the most God-beloved deacon and hegumen Silvanos, the present (mosaic) was done and the apse and annexe of the church, of cubits length … and of six cubits height. Remember me Lord in your kingdom.
Jerusalem, 6th to 7th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	jeru0569	Armenian	Between 500 CE and 699 CE	Ես Եւստաթ երէց ա րկի զյախչապակս որ մտանկէք ի տունս զիս եւ զեղբայր իմ զՂու կաս յիշեցէք ի Քրիստոս	I Eustathios the priest have laid the mosaic. You who enter this building, remember me and my brother Luke in Christ.
Jerusalem, Circa 1st century CE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0570	Greek	Between 1 CE and 99 CE	Ἀζαρίας Ζαχαρίου	Azariah, son of Zachariah
Jerusalem, 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Ossuary. Funerary (Epitaph)	jeru0571	Greek	Between 100 BCE and 100 CE	ΕΞΥ Νικητα Φιλοπατωρ ΜΣ	Niketas son of Philopator
Jerusalem, 3rd or 2nd century BCE. Stele. Confession.	jeru0572	Greek	Between 299 BCE and 100 BCE	Ὅρκος· Ἄρης αὐλητὴς τάδε· τοὺς στρατιώτας ἐπήγαγον ἐπὶ οἰκίαν τῶν θεῶν τούτων καὶ οὐκ ἐφάμην καὶ τοὺς ἱερεῖς μαστιγῶσαι παίειν ἤθελον καὶ οὐκ ἔλαθον, κολασθείς ὑπὸ τῶν θεῶν τούτων μου ἀπώλεσαν καὶ ἐμοὶ ἕλκος ἐνέβαλον ΚΑσαν καὶ ΤΑΑἔμπυον ΤΗΕΠ	(The case of the) oath: Flute-player Ares (says) this: I led [(the) soldiers] to the hou[se of] these [gods] and I refused (?) to/said I would not […] and I wanted to flo[g] the priests and I did not escape detection, [?punished] by these gods he[re:] they killed my […] and inflicted me with [?a festering wound] and they […] and […] festering […]
Judea, 1st century BCE. Ossuary. Epitaph.	jeru0574	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 100 BCE and 1 BCE	הנניה בר	Hanania son of …?
Jerusalem, 70-100 CE. Slab. Epitaph.	jeru0575	Latin	Between 70 CE and 100 CE	Dolens miles cohortis A M	Dolens […] foot soldier of cohors […]
Jerusalem, 66-100 CE. Unknown object. Label.	jeru0576	Latin	Between 66 CE and 100 CE	Ɔcenturia Sisennae	Century of Sisenna

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