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Linguistic features:
Formulae:
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 275
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AD 325
Language:
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
Funds:
own property
Price:
Placement:
The band around the nave, between Medallion 8 and Panel H,
People mentioned:
Name:
Simon
Patronym:
Dama
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: late third–early fourth century CE = 275-325 CE description: Dedicatory inscription in JPA script located on the band around the nave that incorporated alternating medallions and square panels. In the plan, which is a reconstruction of the original mosaic floor, it is located between Medallion 8 and Panel H. The band contained geometric, floral and faunal decorations. The text is directly above the motif of a lotus flower. The inscription has two lines, and in the second line there is no space between the words, apparently due to the limited space into which the inscription was inserted. ed. Leibner 2018: 188-189 שמעונ בר דמה בר [א]תי 'Simon son of Dama son of [A]ti' commentary: This is a dedicatory inscription, perhaps in honor of the donor of the panel. The editor admited Simon is one of the most popular Jewish names in Antiquity, however, the name of the father and grandfather are not attested in the inscriptions from ancient synagogues. The name Dama is told to be in use especially among Arabs in the late antique period and was attested in Talmudic stories. Another possibility, although unlikely, is that the words bar (‘son’) do not denote the name of the grandfather but the place name. The inscription would mean: Simon son of Dama from Ati, although here also, we do not know of any place with this name. Leibner, U., Khirbet Wadi Ḥamam: A Roman-Period Village and Synagogue in the Lower Galilee. The Institue of Archaeology. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2018, p. 188-189.
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-02-21 13:24:13
Last update:
2024-01-20 10:08:44
Building:
Synagogue
Site:
Khirbet Wadi Hamam
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Dedicatory inscription in JPA script located on the band around the nave that incorporated alternating medallions and square panels. In the plan, which is a reconstruction of the original mosaic floor, it is located between Medallion 8 and Panel H. The band contained geometric, floral and faunal decorations. The text is directly above the motif of a lotus flower. The inscription has two lines, and in the second line there is no space between the words, apparently due to the limited space into which the inscription was inserted.
Text:
Date: 275 CE - 325 CE
late third–early fourth century CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina Khirbet Wadi Hamam 32.828333, 35.492222 Synagogue The band around the nave, between Medallion 8 and Panel H
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: dedicatory inscription
Summary:
Dedicatory inscription in JPA script from Khirbet Wadi Hamam. 275 CE - 325 CE.
Changes history: 2023-02-21 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
; @2021Commentary
This is a dedicatory inscription, perhaps in honor of the donor of the panel. The editor admited Simon is one of the most popular Jewish names in Antiquity, however, the name of the father and grandfather are not attested in the inscriptions from ancient synagogues. The name Dama is told to be in use especially among Arabs in the late antique period and was attested in Talmudic stories. Another possibility, although unlikely, is that the words bar (‘son’) do not denote the name of the grandfather but the place name. The inscription would mean: Simon son of Dama from Ati, although here also, we do not know of any place with this name.
Bibliography (edition)
- U., Leibner, 2018, Khirbet Wadi Ḥamam: A Roman-Period Village and Synagogue in the Lower Galilee, Jerusalem 188–189.