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Dating:
AD 400
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AD 700
Language:
Greek
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
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Placement:
the centre of the mosaic in the main hall
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Description
date: 400-700 CE description: Greek mosaic inscription in the main hall, decorated with geometrical design. ed. CIIP V 7597 … [--] ΥΤΩΝΙΟΝΕΟΟΝ '???' commentary: There was at least one line of text above the preserved line. The preliminary interpretation suggested the reading TOUTON NEWN meaning “This is the temple”. However, the legible letters appear not to be so. The meaning of the inscription is obscure. This reading is probably wrong, and the inscription reads [ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας ... καὶ τῶν α]ὐτῶν γονέων – "[As a vow on behalf of ... and of] their parents". The phrase is attested, for example, in Rihāb near Bostra in the province of Arabia (SEG 30 1715) in 534 CE. [P.N.] CIIP V 7597 https://library.brown.edu/iip/viewinscr/bshe0155/
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-05-30 14:14:28
Last update:
2024-01-24 11:45:33
Building:
Samaritan(?) synagogue in the south
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Greek mosaic inscription in the main hall, decorated with geometrical design.
Text:
Date: 400 CE - 700 CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina Scythopolis (Beth Shean; Beisan) 32.496667, 35.498611 Samaritan(?) synagogue in the north the centre of the mosaic in the main hall
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: mosaic inscription
Summary:
Mosaic inscription with Greek script from Scythopolis (Beth Shean; Beisan). 400 CE - 700 CE.
Changes history: 2023-05-30 Tomasz Barański Creation; 2024-01-24 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2024-01-24 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
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Commentary
There was at least one line of text above the preserved line. The preliminary interpretation suggested the reading TOUTON NEWN meaning “This is the temple”. However, the legible letters appear not to be so. The meaning of the inscription is obscure. This reading is probably wrong, and the inscription reads [ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας ... καὶ τῶν α]ὐτῶν γονέων – "[As a vow on behalf of ... and of] their parents". The phrase is attested, for example, in Rihāb near Bostra in the province of Arabia (SEG 30 1715) in 534 CE. [P.N.]
Bibliography (edition)
- CIIP V W., Ameling, H., Cotton, W., Eck, A., Ecker, B., Isaac, A., Kushnir-Stein, J., Price, P., Weiß, A., Yardeni, 2023, Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. Volume 5/Part 1 Galilaea and Northern Regions: 5876-6924, Berlin, Boston, 7597.