Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Title	ID	Language(s)	Date	Transcription	Translation
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Red painted lintel. Funerary.	beth0083	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Ἰακὼ Ἰούδας κοινωνὶ Παρηγορίου καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου ἀπὸ	Jacob, Judah, partners of Paregorios and Alexandros from...
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Red painted wall near arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0084	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Θάρσι Εἰσάκ	Have courage, Isaac
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Wall. Funerary.	beth0085	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Σάρα Κυρίνου ἔνθα κῖτε	Sarah, daughter of Kyrinos , lies here.
Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 300 CE. Arch. Funerary.	beth0086	Latin, Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Σάρα Κυρίνου εἰς τὸ μέσον κῖτε	Sarah, daughter of Kyrinos , lies in the middle grave.
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Red painted wall near arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0087	Latin, Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Θάρσι Εἰσάκ, Κυρῖνος	Be of good courage, Isaac, Kyrinos.
Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 300 CE. Wall. Funerary.	beth0088	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Θάρσι Ἰσθὴρ ἡ κὲ Ἀμφαίθα	Be of good courage Esther, also (called) Amphaitha .
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Red painted arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0089	Aramaic, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Θάρση Βαραβαί	Have courage, Bar-Abai
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Red painted wall of arcosolium burial. Funerary.	beth0090	Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Δῶρόν	Do[ron]
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Arcosolium wall. Funerary.	beth0091	Greek, Aramaic	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Σαλλὸμ Ἀταν Δώρου	Shalom, Athan, son of Doron.
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Red painted above arch of entrance. Funerary.	beth0092	Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Λεοντίου Πολμυρηνοῦ τραπεζίτου ἡμεῖς	We (are the sons) of Leontios from Palmyra , the banker.
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Wall near arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0093	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Ἰωσῆ καὶ Λαζε ὁ κὲ Α	Yose and Laze, who is also...
Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 300 CE. Wall. Funerary.	beth0094	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Ἴκουβος καὶ ὑὸς Σαμουῆλος τέκος ἐνθάδε κῖτε	Jacob and his son Samuel, the child, lie here.
Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 300 CE. Arch. Funerary.	beth0095	Latin, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Εἰς τὸ ἔσω τέταπθο Ἀγρονίτης	Agronites is buried within (i.e., in the inside grave).
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Red painted above arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0096	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Ἐνθάδε κῖτε Ἴκουβος Εὐσεβίου, Σαμοῦλος καὶ υἱός	Here lies Jacob son of Eusebios , Samuel and his son.
Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 300 CE. Ledge. Funerary.	beth0097	Aramaic, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Βαραζαβείδα	Barazabea
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Red painted wall of arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0098	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Ἴσακος	Isaac
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Lintel and doorpost. Funerary.	beth0099	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Σαμουὲλ Ἰσαάκουπενηχροῦ Ἀναστασίου	Samuel, son of Isaac the poor, son of Anastasios .
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Arch near arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0100	Latin, Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Γερμανὸς Ἰσακίου Παλμυρηνοῦ	Germanus, son of Isaac , from Palmyra
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Wall of arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0101	Latin, Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Μισηνὴ Σάρα ἡ Μαξίμα	Sarah from Meishan who is (also called) Maxima .
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Above arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0102	Latin, Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Θάρσιἐμεί,ΣάραΜαξίμα	Be of good courage for me, Sarah Maxima
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Wall of arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0103	Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Σιρίκουσαα	Sirikousa
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Grave of arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0104	Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Σιρίκουσα	Sirikousa
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Red carved and painted ledge. Funerary.	beth0105	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Ἰσαὰκ υἱὸς Σαμουήλ ου	Isaac, son of Samuel
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Lintel. Funerary.	beth0106	Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Μνημῖον Ἀγροικίου	Agroecios' tomb
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Red carved and painted lintel. Funerary.	beth0107	Latin, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Κύριλλος Ἀμπιλᾶ	Kyrilos son of Ampilas
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Side of arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0108	Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	ΤΗΤΗ	THTH
Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 300 CE. Arch. Funerary.	beth0109	Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Εἷς Θεὸς Βοήθει	May the one God help
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Red painted arch of passageway. Funerary.	beth0110	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Μαναὴ πατὴρ Ν Α πρεσβύτερος	Manae, father of ..., presbuteros
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Painted red above arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0111	Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Ὁμηριτῶν	Of the men of Himyar
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Painted red above arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0112	Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Εὐλογίας	(The grave of) Eulogia
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Edge of arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0113	Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Εὐμαθία	Eumathia
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Wall of arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0114	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Ἰάδις	Iadis
Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 350 CE. Wall of arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0115	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Σαμουήλου ου	Of Samuel, son of ...
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Blue painted arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0116	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Ἄρθις Ἐνεβήλου	Arethas, son of Hannibal
Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 350 CE. Arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0117	Nabatean, Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Ἄρτις חרת חבל	Arethas, Hareth , woe
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Wall of arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0118	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Ἄρθις Ἄρθις Ἐνεβήλου	Arethas, son of Hannibal
Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 350 CE. Wall of arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0119	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Λευὶ Ἠσιτῶν חבל	Levi of the men of Asia (Ezion-Geber), woe
Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 350 CE. Tombstone. Funerary.	beth0120	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Κυρίλλα θυγάτηρ Ἐνηβήλου	Kyrilla, daughter of Hannibal
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Above arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0121	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Ῥαὴλ κυρὰ Οὐρανία Ἀσίθα	Rahel, lady Ourania from Asia
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0122	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Μικέλα	Mikela
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Red painted arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0123	Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Ζοείλα	Zoeila
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Above arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0124	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Ἰάδις εὔμυρος, Σαμουήλου υἱὼς Ἰωσῆ, Σαμουῆλος διδάσκαλος	Iadis, good lot. Of Samuel, (his) son Yose . (This is the grave) of Samuel, the teacher.
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0125	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Εὐμαθεία μήτηρ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰούστου	Eumathia, mother of Jacob and Justus
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 350 CE. Arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0126	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 350 CE	Ἰακὼ ὅσιος υἱὸς Σαμουήλου ὁσίου	Jacob the pious, son of Samuel the pious
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 250 CE. Marble slab in mausoleum. Funerary.	beth0127	Greek	Between 200 CE and 250 CE	Κεῖμαι Λεοντεῖδης νέκυς Σαφοῦς υἱὸς Ἰοῦστος, ὃς πάσης σοφίης δρεψάμενος καρπὸν λεῖψα φάος, δειλοὺς γονέας ἀκαχημένους αἰεί, αὐτοκασιγνήτους τε, οἴμοι, ἐν οἷς Βεσάροις καὶ γ’ ἐλθὼν εἰς Ἅδην Ἰοῦστος αὐτόθι κεῖμαι, σὺν πόλλοισιν ἑοῖς, ἐπὶ ἤθελε Μοῖρα κραταιή. Θάρσει, Ἰοῦστε, οὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος.	I, the son of Leontios, lie dead, Justus, the son of Sappho , Who, having plucked the fruit of all wisdom,Left the light, my poor parents in endless mourning,And my brothers too, alas, in my Beth She'arim And having gone to Hades, I, Justus, lie here With many of my own kindred, since might Fate so willed. Be of good courage, Justus, no one is immortal.
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0128	Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Ἐγὼ Θεόδοτος ἕδε κῖμε μετὰ Τάτης	I, Theodotos, lie here together with Tate
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Red painted arcosolium. Funerary.	beth0129	Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	οιὐμύρι Ἐγὼ Ἡσύχις ἐνθάδε κῖμε σὺν τῆ ἐμῇ συνβίῳ πᾶς τολμῶν ἀνῦξε ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς μὴ ἔχῃ μέρος εἰς τὸν Βίον ἀόνιον.	I, Hesychios, lie here with my wife. May anyone who dares to open (the grave) above us not have a portion in the eternal life.
Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 300 CE. Wall. Funerary.	beth0130	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Εὐμοίρι κύρι μου πατὴρ μετὰ τῆς κυρίας μου μητρὸς καὶ ἔσηται ἡ ψυχὴ ὑμῶν ἐχομένη ἀθανάτου Βίου Ἰακὼ καὶ Θινὼ ἡμῶν	May your portion be good, my lord father and my lady mother, and may your souls be bound (in the bundle) of immortal life. Our Jacob and Thine.
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Wall near passageway. Funerary.	beth0131	Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Ἡ ἴση ψυχὴ ἡ ἥσω νειοτάτων ὀστῶν κὲ εὗ τὸ ἐθέθη ἄνω· τοῦ θίου μου, ὁ Πάπος ὁ ἔθρεψεν ἡμᾶς	This ossuary is one of the lowest placed coffins of all. And it is a good thing that it has been placed above. It is of my Uncle Papos, who brought us up.
Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 300 CE. Slab. Funerary.	beth0132	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 300 CE	Ἰοναθᾶ	Of Jonathan

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