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Linguistic features:
Formulae:
ἀνενεώθη
Quotations from literary texts:
Dating:
AD 400
-
AD 600
Language:
Greek
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
Visible:
Accessible:
Has figural depiction:
Has iconoclastic damage:
Activities commemorated:
renovation of the prayer hall
Funds:
unknown
Price:
Placement:
the middle of the main praying hall
People mentioned:
Description
date: 5th century CE description: Two last line of a fragmentary preserved Greek inscription on mosaic located in the middle of the main praying hall. The beginning of the text is missing. The texts is formed with black tesserae against white background. The inscription is inside a medallion, above two menorot flanking a stylized mountain (Mount Gerizim?). The medallion is fitted into a geometrical pattern. The ornamental design is polychrome. The lines of the text were separated by horizontal lines. Dimensions: 62x187 cm. Letters are 4-7 cm high. ed. CIIP IV 2755 [--|-- ἀ]νενεώθη τὸ ὐκτήρην '… the prayer hall was renovated.' commentary: According to Jonathan J. Price, “ὐκτήρην is phonetically equivalent to οἰκτήριον … so that there is no need to emend as εὐκτήριον or τοὐκτήρην”. CIIP IV 2755
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-08-22 15:18:32
Last update:
2024-01-26 21:04:01
Building:
Synagogue
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Two last line of a fragmentary preserved Greek inscription on mosaic located in the middle of the main praying hall. The beginning of the text is missing. The texts is formed with black tesserae against white background. The inscription is inside a medallion, above two menorot flanking a stylized mountain (Mount Gerizim?). The medallion is fitted into a geometrical pattern. The ornamental design is polychrome. The lines of the text were separated by horizontal lines. Dimensions: 62x187 cm.
Text: Letter height 4-7 cm.
Date: 400 CE - 600 CE
5th century CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina Selebi (Selbit; Sha῾albim) 31.869444, 34.986389 Synagogue the middle of the main praying hall
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: mosaic inscription
Summary:
Fragment of mosaic inscription in Greek script from Selebi (Selbit; Sha῾albim). 400 CE - 600 CE.
Changes history: 2023-08-22 Tomasz Barański Creation; 2024-01-26 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2024-01-26 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
; @2021Translation
'… the prayer hall was renovated.'
Commentary
According to Jonathan J. Price, “ὐκτήρην is phonetically equivalent to οἰκτήριον … so that there is no need to emend as εὐκτήριον or τοὐκτήρην”.
Bibliography (edition)
- CIIP IV W., Ameling, H., Cotton, W., Eck, A., Ecker, B., Isaac, A., Kushnir-Stein, H., Misgav, J., Price, P., Weiß, A., Yardeni, 2023, Corpus inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. Volume IV: Iudaea/Idumaea, Berlin, Boston, 2755.