Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Title	ID	Language(s)	Date	Transcription	Translation
Seeia, 59-96 CE. Altar. Dedicatory.	seei0005	Greek	Between 59 CE and 96 CE	Θεᾷ κυρίᾳ Ἀταργάτει Λούκιος Ὀβούλνιος ἑκατοντάρχης σπείρης Αὐγούστης ἀνάθηκεν.	To Atargatis Kyria. Lucius Obulnius, centurion of cohors Augusta, erected this.
Sejara, 1-324 CE. Inscription. Dedication.	seja0001	Greek	Between 1 CE and 324 CE	ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας Λουκίλλης τᾶς Κ Σακερδωτίλλης στρατηγίου Α	For the salvation of Lucilla, daughter/wife of K-- of Sacerdotilla --- strategoi?
Selebi, 5 c. CE. Mosaic. Verse.	sele0001	Hebrew	Between 401 CE and 500 CE	יהוה ימלך עלום ועד	The Lord shall reign for ever and ever
Hermon Mons (Har Senaim). Mid-second century CE to fourth century CE. Fragment of a hard limestone altar.	sena0001	Greek	Between 150 CE and 399 CE	καὶ Γάλεσος καὶ Μοβογέος ἀνέθηκαν ἐκ τῶν εἰδίων τὸν βωμὸν Ἀφαρεὺς κατόχου ὄντος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐγένετο ὁ βωμὸς	[-------] and Galesos and Mobogeos [dedicat]ed this alt[ar] at their own (expense). [Apha?]reus bei[ng] a 'temple-recluse (under a vow)', (when) the alt[ar] was made [to the (local) go]d.
Hermon Mons (Har Senaim). Mid-second century CE to early third century CE. Altar. Dedicatory.	sena0002	Greek	Between 163 CE and 209 CE	Ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας τῶν κυριακῶν αὐτοκρατόρων κέ νείκας κης μνησθῇ Νέτιρας Σαχούου τεταγμένος ἐπὶ τὰ ἂκτα	For (the) safety and victories/ry of the Lor[d]s Emperors […] may Netiras son of Sachou[os] be remembered (by the diety), [placed?] in charge of the (military?) recor[ds].
Hermon Mons (Har Senaim). 148 to 149 CE. Fragment of a hard limestone altar.	sena0003	Greek	Between 148 CE and 149 CE	άνιος ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου εὐξάμενος ἀνέθηκεν ἔτους μγʹ	...anio[s? at h]is own (expense), in pursuance of a vow, dedicated (this) in year 43.
Hermon Mons (Har Senaim). Mid-second century CE to late third century CE. Hard limestone fragment.	sena0004	Greek	Between 150 CE and 299 CE	ον Ἀνφίας ἀφιέρωσεν τῷ θεῷ εὐχῆς	... Anphias [consecr]ated to the g[od] (because of) [a vo]w.
Hermon Mons (Har Senaim). Late first century CE to mid second century CE. Statue. Dedicatory.	sena0005	Greek	Between 70 CE and 150 CE	ΛΑΙ ΑΝ εὐχῆς ἕνεχεν	...due to a vow
Hermon Mons (Har Senaim), Date unknown. Fragment. Text unknown.	sena0006	Greek	Unknown	ΑΣ ΟΥ Ο ΕΙΣ Η ΑΔ ΥΤΠ	[no translation]
Hermon Mons (Har Senaim). Fragment of a hard limestone altar with ornamentation. Date unknown. Dedication.	sena0007	Greek	Unknown	Σ ἀνέθηκαν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ	[no translation]
Hermon Mons (Har Senaim). Fragment of a hard limestone altar with ornamentation. Date unknown. Probably a dedication.	sena0008		Unknown	[no transcription]	[no translation]
Hermon Mons (Har Senaim), After 193 CE. Altar. Dedicatory.	sena0009		Between 193 CE and 217 CE	[no transcription]	Ioulia
Galilee. Sepphoris, 400 CE - 500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0001	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	ובני אמן	[Remembered be for good] ... and his sons. Amen.
Galilee. Sepphoris, 400 CE - 500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0002	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	דכיר לטב תנחום בר ובנוי אמן	[Remembered be for] good [Tanhu]m son of [...] and his sons. Amen.
Galilee. Sepphoris, 400 CE - 500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0003	Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	דכיר לטב יודן בר יצחק הכוהן ופריגרי ברתה אמן אמן	Remembered be for good Yudan son of Isaac the Priest and Parigri his daughter. Amen. Amen.
Galilee. Sepphoris, 400 CE - 500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0004	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	דכיר לטב בר תדי בר שאביה ובנוי אמן אמן	[Rememb]ered be for good [...] son of Taddai [son] of the captor and his sons. Amen. Amen.
Galilee. Sepphoris, 400 CE - 500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0005	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	דכירן לטב תנחום בר יודן וסמקה ונהרי בנוי דתנחום אמן	Remembered be for good Tanhum son of Yudan and Samqah and Nehorai sons of Tanhum . Amen.
Galilee. Sepphoris. Fifth Century, CE. Mosaic on synagogue floor. Dedication.	sepp0006	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	דכיר לטב ראובן הליוי ובני ביתה אמן	[Remembered be for good..R]euven the Levite and the members of his family. Amen.
Galilee. Sepphoris. Fifth Century, CE. Mosaic on synagogue floor. Dedication.	sepp0007	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	דכרין לטב יוסה בר יודן בר זקה וחלפיא בר אמן	Remembered be for good Yose son of Yudan son of Zaqah and Hala[f]ya son [...Amen].
Galilee. Sepphoris. Fifth Century, CE. Mosaic on synagogue floor. Dedication.	sepp0008	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	דכיר לטב אגירה ובנוי אמן אמן	[Remembered be for good...] Agirah and his sons. Amen. Amen.
Galilee. Sepphoris. Fifth Century, CE. Mosaic on synagogue floor. Dedication.	sepp0009	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	שמע	... Shimon ...
Galilee. Sepphoris. Fifth Century, CE. Mosaic in syngagogue nave. Dedication.	sepp0010	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	דכיר לטב בר אנינה בר א ובנוי דעבר הדן טבלה אמן	[Remembered be for good...] son of Aninah son of [...]a and his sons who made [this panel]. Amen.
Galilee. Sepphoris. Fifth Century, CE. Mosaic in syngagogue nave. Dedication.	sepp0011	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	דכיר לטב	Remembered be for goo[d...]
Galilee. Sepphoris. 400-500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0012	Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Ἐποίησεν οζ ου. Εὐλογία αὐτῷ	[So-and-so (son) of so-and-so made (this)]. A blessing upon him.
Galilee. Sepphoris. 400-500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0013	Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Παρηγόριος ὁ καὶ κὲ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἀλαφέου κὲ Ἀλαφεος Παρηγορίου κὲτὴν πάσαν τάβλαν ἐποίησαν. Εὐλογία αὐτοῖς.	Paregorios, also called [...and...] the sons of Alapheos, and A[la]pheos (son) of Parego[rios and....] made the whole panel. A b[lessing upon them.]
Galilee. Sepphoris, 400 CE - 500 CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory.	sepp0014	Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Ϲωσίβιος Μίλχου ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας αὑτοῦ κὲ τῶν τέκνων αὐτοῦ ἐποίησεν τὴν τάβλαν. Εὐλογία αὐτοῖς.	So[sibi]os (?) (son) of [Mil]chos (?).... for the preservation of himself and of his children made [this panel. A b]lessing upon them.
Galilee. Sepphoris. 400-500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0015	Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Μ ἐποίησεν εὑξάμενος. Εὐλογία αὐτῷ.	[So-and-so (son) of so-and-so made (this) following] a vow. [A blessing upon] him.
Galilee. Sepphoris. 400-500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0016	Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	ου εὐξάμενος ἐποίησεν. Εὐλογία αὐτῷ.	[So-and-so (son) of so-and-so] made (this) following a vow. A blessing upon him.
Galilee. Sepphoris. 400-500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0017	Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Μνησθῇ εἰς ἀγαθὸν κὲ εἰς εὐφημίαν Ἰούδας Μονίμου ἅμα τέκνοις αὐτου. Εὐξάμενοι ἐποίησαν τὴν πάσαν τάβλαν. Εὐλογία αὐτοῖς.	Be remembered [for good and for] benediction Judah (son) of Monimos with his children, (who) made this whole panel following a vow. A blessing upon them.
Galilee. Sepphoris, 400 CE - 500 CE. Synagogue. Floor mosaic. Label.	sepp0018	Greek, Hebrew	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	ΜεθοπωρινὴΜεθαπωρινὴ τροπή תקופת תש רי	Autumn equinox
Galilee. Sepphoris, 400-500 CE. Synagogue. Floor mosaic. Calendar.	sepp0019	Hebrew, Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Χειμερινὴ τροπή תקופת טבת	Winter solstice
Galilee. Sepphoris. 400 CE - 500 CE. Synagogue. Floor mosaic. Label.	sepp0020	Hebrew, Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Ἐααερινὴ τροπή תקופת ניסן	Spring equinox
Galilee. Sepphoris. 400-500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Label.	sepp0021	Hebrew, Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Θερινὴ τροπή ת קו פ ת תמוז	Summer solstice
Galilee. Sepphoris. 400-500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0022	Greek, Hebrew	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Μνησθῇ εἰς ἀγαθὸν Βοηθὸς Αἰμιλίου μετὰ τέκνων. Ἐποίησεν τὴν τάβλαν. Εὐλογία αὐτοῖς. אמן.	Be remembered for good Boethos (son) of Aemilius with (his) children. He made this panel. A blessing upon them. Amen.
Galilee. Sepphoris. 400-500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0023	Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Μνησθῶσιν εἰς ἀγαθὸν καὶ εἰς εὐλογίαν Ἀννιανὸς κὲ Π ἀδελφοί καὶ Ϲωζόμενοςπρωτεύοντος καὶ μετὰ τῶν τέκνων. Ἐποίησαν τὴν τάβλαν ταύτην Εὐλογία αὐτοῖς	Be remembered for good and for blessing the brothers A[nni]anos? and P[...and...] and [... and S]ozome[nos and ...(son) of...] the principalis (?) [and...with his children (?)]. They made [this panel]. A blessing upon them.
Galilee. Sepphoris. 400-500 CE. Synagogue. Black and white floor mosaic. Dedication.	sepp0024	Greek	Between 400 CE and 500 CE	Μνησθῶσιν εἰς ἀγαθόν Παρηγόριος καὶ Οὐρανὸς ἀδελφοί καὶἘποίησαν τὴν τάβλαν ταύτην. Εὐλογία αὐτοῖς	Be remembered for good.... the brothers... Paregorios and Uranos [and.... They made this panel]. A blessing upon them....
Sepphoris, Second to fourth century CE. Villa floor. Mosaic.	sepp0031		Between 160 CE and 363 CE	[no transcription]	InebriationInebriationBathing of DionysusBacchantMarriageProcessionGrape-treadersFlocksRevelryGift-bearers
Sepphoris, 4th-5th centuries CE. Object uncertain. Dedicatory.	sepp0032	Greek	Between 300 CE and 500 CE	τοῦ Ἑλασίου σχοχλαστικοῦ κώχμητος λαμπροτάτου υεἱοῦ Ἀετίου τοῦ κόχμητος, Εἰούδα ἀρχισυναγώγου, Σιδονίου ἀρχισυναγώγου ΠΕΡΙΕΡΘΟΝΤΑΔ, Συβεριάνου Ἄφρου ἀρχισυναγώγου Τύρου λαμπρχοτάτης.	(Tomb or donation) of Helasios the most illustrious scholasticus and cōmēs, son of Aetios the cōmēs, (and) of Eiouda (Judah) the archisynagōgos, (and) of Sidonios the archisynagōgos of Peri - (?), (and) of Suberianos (= Severianos) (son of?) Afros (= Afer), archisynagōgos of the most illustrious (city of) Tyre.
Sepphoris, 3rd to early 5th century CE. Lintel. Epitaph.	sepp0033	Hebrew, Greek	Between 200 CE and 550 CE	μεμόριον Ἰουδάτος Βαραβας יודן Ἡγησίου μαγιστριανοῦ ἐνθάδε κεῖτε	Tombstone (of) Yehuda Barabas (Hebrew: Yehudan) son of Hegesias the magistrianos rests here.
Sepphoris, early 3rd century CE. Floor Mosaic.	sepp0034	Greek	Between 200 CE and 250 CE	ὑγείᾳ	For health!
Sepphoris, late 5th century CE. Floor Mosaic. Dedicatory.	sepp0035	Greek	Between 450 CE and 500 CE	+ ἐπὶ του ὁσιωτάτου πατρὸς ἡμῶν Εὐτροπίου ἐπισκόπου ἐγένετο τὸ πᾶν ἔργον τῆς ψηφώσεως προνοίᾳ Μαρίνου λογιοτάτου ἀρχιειητροῦ καὶ πατρὸς χρόνοις ἰνδικτιῶνος ιδ᾿	Under our most saintly father Eutropius the Episcopus, the whole work of the mosaic was done by the supervision of the most learned Marianus, the chief physician and father of the city, in the time of the fourteenth indiction.
Sepphoris, 3rd-5th century CE. Lintel. Funerary.	sepp0036	Greek	Between 200 CE and 600 CE	Σαμουῆλος υἱὼς γαμετὴ αὐτοῦ Θ καὶ σύνγωνοι	Samuel son of … and his wife Th... and his family.
Sepphoris, 517 or 518 CE. Limestone block. Dedication.	sepp0037		Between 517 CE and 518 CE	+ ᾽Επὶ Φλαβίου Θεοδώρου Γεωργίου Προκοπίου τοῦ μεγαλοπρ επεστάτου ὑπατικοῦ ἐνηλλάγη ἡ δωματουργία πᾶσα τῆς Βασιλικῆς καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ καὶ τῶν β παραποταμίδων καὶ τῆς διορθώσεως τοῦ πρότων θείων σίγνων κίονος καὶ τῶν ἐναλλαγῶν ἔκ τε τοῦ δυσμῶν ἀετῶν μέρους καὶ τοῦ βορινοῦ μέρους τῆς ἄψιδος λίθων Προνοίᾳ Μαρκελλίνου αἰδεσιμωτάτου πατριάρχου χρόνοις ἰνδικτιόνος ια	In the time of Flavius Theodorus the son of Georgius the son of Procopius the most magnificent consular was renewed the whole structure of the basilica and was made together with the two aisle walls (?) and the setting straight of the column with the former divine (imperial?) statues and the replacements of the stones of the apsis from the side of the western gables (to) the north side. (Done) by the forethought of Marcellinus the most venerable patriarch, in the time of the eleventh indiction.
Galilee, Sepphoris, Second half of second century BCE. Jar fragment. Instruction.	sepp0100	Hebrew	Between 150 BCE and 100 BCE	אפמלס לש	Pay attention to (?)
Judaea, Jerusalem, Givat Shapira, First century CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	shap0001	Greek, Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	ΜΑΡΑΤ שלום	Martha (?) Peace (?)
Jerusalem, Givat Shapira, First century CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	shap0002	Aramaic, Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	חנניה בן שמעון חנניה בר שמעון	Hanania ben Shimon
Judaea, Jerusalem, Givat Shapira, First century CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	shap0003	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	חנניה בן שמעון חנניה בר שמעון	Presumably Personal Name: Yohachana יוהחנה
Judaea, Jerusalem, Givat Shapira, First century CE. Ossuary. Funerary.	shap0004	Hebrew	Between 1 CE and 100 CE	שאול מתכמתבw	Shaul
Shellal, 561-562 CE. Mosaic floor. Dedicatory.	shel0001	Greek	Between 561 CE and 562 CE	+ Τόνδε τὸν ναὸν δαψιλεῖ μησαν ὁ τε ὁσιώτατος ἡμῶν ἐπίσκοπος καὶ ὁ θεοφιλέστατος Γεώργιος ὁ πρεσβύτερος καὶ παραμονάριος ἐν τῷ βκχʹ ἔτει κατά	This rich church … both our most pious bishop … and the most God-loved priest and paramonarios George, in the year 622, according to ...
Shepherd's Field, early 5th century CE. Mosaic Floor. Offering.	shep0001	Greek	Between 400 CE and 425 CE	Μνήσθητι Κύριε τοῦ δούλου σου Λαζάρου καὶ πάσης τῆς καρποφορίας αὐτοῦ + Ἀμήν. ΡΙΣΕΝ ΝΩΝ ΝΩΝ Ἀμήν.	Remember, Lord, your servant Lazarus and all his offering, Amen. … Amen.

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