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Linguistic features:
Formulae:
Προσφορὰ
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 501
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AD 700
Language:
Greek
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
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Funds:
Price:
Placement:
mosaic floor
People mentioned:
Description
date: 6-7 c. CE description: Mosaic pavement with remnants of Greek inscription in red tesserae on a white background. There could originally be a medallion (122 cm in diameter) with three or fourth lines of text. Heigh of letters: 17-20 cm. ed. CIIP II 1142 [--] εἱ ὑπομε [ν] όνταις [τὸν θεὸν ἀ]λλάξουσιν [ἰσχύ]ν [--προσ]φορά [--] πό(δας) [--] ΛΙ 'Those who await God will renew their strength … donation … feet …' commentary: The remainder of the inscription recorded the donor’s name, and the nature and amount of the donation. CIIP II 1142 https://library.brown.edu/iip/viewinscr/caes0082/
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-03-25 15:01:10
Last update:
2024-01-20 18:01:43
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Mosaic pavement with remnants of Greek inscription in red tesserae on a white background. There could originally be a medallion (122 cm in diameter) with three or fourth lines of text.
Text: Letter heigh 17–20 cm
Date: 501 CE - 700 CE
6-7 c. CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina Caesarea 32.507222, 34.906944 Synagogue mosaic floor
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: mosaic inscription
Summary:
Inscription on mosaic in Greek script from Caesarea. 501 CE - 700 CE.
Changes history: 2023-03-25 Tomasz Barański Creation; 2024-01-20 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2024-01-20 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
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'Those who await God will renew their strength … donation … feet …'
Commentary
The remainder of the inscription recorded the donor’s name, and the nature and amount of the donation.
Bibliography (edition)
- CIIP II W., Ameling, H., Cotton, W., Eck, B., Isaac, A., Kushnir-Stein, H., Misgav, J., Price, A., Yardeni, 2011, Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. Volume II: Caesarea and the Middle Coast: 1121-2160, Berlin, Boston, 1142.