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Linguistic features:
Formulae:
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 350
-
AD 425
Language:
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
mosaic panel
Funds:
own property
Price:
Placement:
Near the south-eastern corner of the synagogue
People mentioned:
Name:
El'azar
Patronym:
Yudan son of Susu (or Qoso / Qusu)
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: 350 CE to 425 CE. The bronze coin in a chunk of plaster attached to the back of the mosaic was identified as follis of Constantine minted between 335-337 CE. The mosaic panel was cut through by the column which was raised with the construction of the basilical synagogue around 430 CE. The mosaic floor with the inscription was therefore used between the mid-fourth century up to the beginning of the fifth century CE. description: The dedicatory inscription in JPA script located near the south-eastern corner of the synagogue. Next to the black frame and additional lines of white tesserae, a triple-strand guilloche functioned as a second, interior frame for the mosaic panel with JPA inscription. The original size of the mosaic panel can tentatively be calculated as 85x137 cm. Below the inscription, six (originally seven) lamps are visible together with the upper ends of branch-like supports (menorah) on which each lamp was mounted. ed. IIP hkur0001 אלעזר בר יודן בר סוסו 'El'azar son of Yudan son of Susu (or Qoso / Qusu)' commentary: The text is well preserved. Only the last word is slightly damaged allowing the option to read the first letter not as samekh but as qof. The preferable reading of the grandfather name as Susu might be a nickname based on the Greek Sosias (Σωσιας) / Susya. The alternative name that would be transcribed as QWSW remains a possible interpretation. Zangenberg, Jurgen K. The menorah on the mosaic floor from the late Roman/ Early byzantine synagogue at Horvat Kur, Israel Exploration Journal 67 (2017): 110-126. https://library.brown.edu/iip/viewinscr/hkur0001/
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-02-08 13:05:11
Last update:
2024-01-20 08:45:16
Building:
Synagogue
Site:
Horvat Kur; Tel Kinrot
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: The dedicatory inscription in JPA script located near the south-eastern corner of the synagogue. Next to the black frame and additional lines of white tesserae, a triple-strand guilloche functioned as a second, interior frame for the mosaic panel with JPA inscription. The original size of the mosaic panel can tentatively be calculated as 85x137 cm. Below the inscription, six (originally seven) lamps are visible together with the upper ends of branch-like supports (menorah) on which each lamp was mounted.
Text:
Date: 350 CE - 425 CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina 'En Nashut (῾Ein Nashot) 32.860556, 35.507222 Synagogue Near the south-eastern corner of the synagogue
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: dedicatory inscription
Summary:
Dedicatory inscription in JPA script from Horvat Kur (Tel Kinrot). 350 CE - 425 CE.
Changes history: 2023-02-08 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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'El'azar son of Yudan son of Susu (or Qoso / Qusu)'
Commentary
The text is well preserved. Only the last word is slightly damaged allowing the option to read the first letter not as samekh but as qof. The preferable reading of the grandfather name as Susu might be a nickname based on the Greek Sosias (Σωσιας) / Susya. The alternative name that would be transcribed as QWSW remains a possible interpretation.
Bibliography
- J.K., Zangenberg, 2017, The menorah on the mosaic floor from the late Roman/ Early byzantine synagogue at Horvat Kur, Israel Exploration Journal 67, 110-126.