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Dating:
AD 600
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AD 800
Language:
Hebrew
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mosaic
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mosaic floor
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Description
date: 600 – 800 CE description: Hebrew inscription on mosaic floor. Depictions of a lamb (to the right) and a wolf (to the left) are preserved in part only. Both were flanking a large amphora. The inscription is situated above the heads of the animals. ed. IIP mero0002 זאב וטלה ירעו כאחד 'The wolf and the lamb shall graze together' commentary: The biblical quotation originated in Isaiah 65:25. This verse is a part of the messianic vision of the End of Days which is imagined as perfect peace throughout nature. It is portrayed in the form of two animals, considered natural enemies, who dwell peacefully together. Perhaps the scene is meant to represent a prayer for peace. Ilan, Z. "Meroth" [in:] The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 1993: 1028-1031. Milson 2007: 434-439 Mucznik, Sonia, Asher Ovadiah, and Carla Gomez de Silva. “The Meroth Mosaic Reconsidered.” Journal of Jewish Studies 47 (1996): 286–93. Hachlili, R., Ancient Synagogues—Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2013: 69-72. https://library.brown.edu/iip/viewinscr/mero0002/
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-01-11 13:14:05
Last update:
2024-01-17 10:25:25
Building:
Beth Midrash
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Hebrew inscription on mosaic floor. Depictions of a lamb (to the right) and a wolf (to the left) are preserved in part only. Both were flanking a large amphora. The inscription is situated above the heads of the animals.
Text:
Date: 600 CE - 800 CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina Meroth (Khirbet Marus; Ḥorvat Marish) 33.032197, 35.529871 Beth Midrash mosaic floor
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: mosaic inscription
Summary:
Inscription on mosaic in Hebrew script from Meroth (Khirbet Marus; Ḥorvat Marish). 600 CE - 800 CE.
Changes history: 2023-01-11 Tomasz Barański Creation; 2024-01-17 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2024-01-17 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
; @2021Translation
'The wolf and the lamb shall graze togethe'
Commentary
The biblical quotation originated in Isaiah 65:25. This verse is a part of the messianic vision of the End of Days which is imagined as perfect peace throughout nature. It is portrayed in the form of two animals, considered natural enemies, who dwell peacefully together. Perhaps the scene is meant to represent a prayer for peace.
Bibliography
- Z., Ilan, 1993, Meroth, [in:] The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land, 1028-1031. D.W., Milson, 2007, Art and Architecture of the Synagogue in Late Antique Palestine. In the Shadow of the Church, Leiden, 434–439. S., Mucznik, O., Asher, C., Gomez de Silva, 1996, The Meroth Mosaic Reconsidered, Journal of Jewish Studies 47, 286-293. R., Hachlili, 2013, Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research, Leiden, 69-72.