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Dating:
AD 401
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AD 600
Language:
Greek; Hebrew
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Medium:
mosaic
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Placement:
nave
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Description
date: 5th-6th description: Zodiac signs with Hebrew labels and the four seasons labeled with Hebrew and Greek. Text in the central and biggest panel of the mosaic in the nave – Band 5. Zodiac signs and the respective months are labelled in Hebrew. The four seasons are labelled with Hebrew and Greek, each allegory in both languages. The characters are 5-6 cm high. Text and translation: Autumn equinox – IIP sepp0018; Μεθοπωρινὴ τροπή תקופת תש רי Winter solstice – IIP sepp0019; Χιμερινὴ τροπή תקופת טבת Spring equinox – IIP epp0020; Ἐαρινὴ τροπή תקופת ניסן Summer solstice – IIP epp0021; Θερινὴ τροπή ת[קו]פת תמוז Weiss, Zeev. The Sepphoris Synagogue: Deciphering an Ancient Message through Its Archaeological and Socio-Historical Contexts. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 2005, p. 200-202, 212-214.
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Tomasz
Created:
2022-11-17 14:30:56
Last update:
2024-12-20 17:54:23
Building:
Synagogue
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Zodiac signs with Hebrew labels and the four seasons labeled with Hebrew and Greek. Text in the central and biggest panel of the mosaic in the nave – Band 5. Zodiac signs and the respective months are labelled in Hebrew. The four seasons are labelled with Hebrew and Greek, each allegory in both languages.
Text: Letter height 5-6 cm
Date: 401 CE - 600 CE
5th-6th century
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestine Sepphoris (Zippori; Saffuriye) 32.745556, 35.278611 Synagogue nave
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: mosaic inscription
Summary:
Zodiac signs with Hebrew labels and the four seasons labeled with Hebrew and Greek from Sepphoris (Zippori; Saffuriye). 401 CE - 600 CE.
Changes history: 2022-11-17 Tomasz Barański Creation; 2023-12-14 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2023-12-14 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
; @2021Translation
'[So-and-so (son) of so-and-so] made (this) following a vow. A blessing upon him.'
Commentary
Bibliography
- Z., Weiss, 2005, The Sepphoris Synagogue: Deciphering an Ancient Message through Its Archaeological and Socio-Historical Contexts, Jerusalem, 200-202, 212-214.