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Linguistic features:
Formulae:
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 400
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AD 500
Language:
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
mosaic panel
Funds:
Price:
mina?
Placement:
the northern end of the eastern aisle
People mentioned:
Name:
Yudan
Patronym:
Shimeon
Status:
unspecified
Ethnic allegance:
Semitic
Tribal allegane:
none
Family status:
unspecified
Role:
Benefactor
Occupation:
unspecified
Age:
Gender:
male
Religion:
Judaism
Religious denomination:
unspecified
Language:
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
Description
date: 400 to 500 CE description: Inscription on mosaic depicting David with armors. A male figure seated within the panel with various weapons: an oval shield, a helmet, a long sword and an unidentified round-shaped object. Dimensions: 215x170 cm. ed. IIP mero0001 יודן בר שמעון מני 'Yudan the son of Shimeon Mani/mina.' commentary: The person mentioned in this inscription was either the donor or the artist who made the mosaic. The last word is the part of the name (‘Mani’) or designates a sum of money (‘mina’). The sum would be the price for the mosaic panel. The significance of the figure is debated. Though initially interpreted as King David near the armour of Goliath, however, others suggest that it may have eschatological meaning: the laying down of arms after (eternal?) peace has been achieved. Ilan, Z. "Meroth" [in:] The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 1993: 1028-1031. Mucznik, Sonia, Asher Ovadiah, and Carla Gomez de Silva. “The Meroth Mosaic Reconsidered.” Journal of Jewish Studies 47 (1996): 286–93. https://library.brown.edu/iip/viewinscr/mero0001/
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-01-11 13:04:25
Last update:
2024-01-16 10:32:55
Building:
Synagogue
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Inscription on mosaic depicting David with armors. A male figure seated within the panel with various weapons: an oval shield, a helmet, a long sword and an unidentified round-shaped object. Dimensions: 215x170 cm.
Text:
Date: 400 CE - 500 CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina Meroth (Khirbet Marus; Ḥorvat Marish) 33.032197, 35.529871 Synagogue the northern end of the eastern aisle
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: mosaic inscription
Summary:
Inscription on mosaic in JPA script from Meroth (Khirbet Marus; Ḥorvat Marish). 400 CE - 500 CE.
Changes history: 2023-01-11 Tomasz Barański Creation; 2024-01-16 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2024-01-16 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
; @2021Translation
'Yudan the son of Shimeon Mani/mina'
Commentary
The person mentioned in this inscription was either the donor or the artist who made the mosaic. The last word is the part of the name (‘Mani’) or designates a sum of money (‘mina’). The sum would be the price for the mosaic panel. The significance of the figure is debated. Though initially interpreted as King David near the armour of Goliath, however, others suggest that it may have eschatological meaning: the laying down of arms after (eternal?) peace has been achieved.
Bibliography
- Z., Ilan, 1993, Meroth, [in:] The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land, 1028-1031. S., Mucznik, O., Asher, C., Gomez de Silva, 1996, The Meroth Mosaic Reconsidered, Journal of Jewish Studies 47, 286-293.