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Dating:
AD 400
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AD 600
Language:
Greek; Samaritan Aramaic
Monumental:
Medium:
mosaic
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Price:
Placement:
the southern part of the main praying hall
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Description
date: 5th century CE description: Part of mosaic inscription in uncertain script. Three lines are fragmentary preserved but there could be more lines. The lines of the text are separated by horizontal lines of black tesserae. ed. CIIP IV 2757 commentary: The language of this fragment is uncertain, possibly Greek but Samartian Aramaic cannot be excluded. The mosaic style resembles that of CIIP IV 2755. The second line, the most visible, could possibly be read ΝΟΥ, but it is conjectural. CIIP IV 2757
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-08-22 15:25:28
Last update:
2024-01-26 21:57:16
Building:
Synagogue
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Part of mosaic inscription in uncertain script. Three lines are fragmentary preserved but there could be more lines. The lines of the text are separated by horizontal lines of black tesserae.
Text:
Date: 400 CE - 600 CE
5th century CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina Selebi (Selbit; Sha῾albim) 31.869444, 34.986389 Synagogue the northern part of the main praying hall,
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: mosaic inscription
Summary:
Mosaic inscription in uncertain 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
Commentary
The language of this fragment is uncertain, possibly Greek but Samartian Aramaic cannot be excluded. The mosaic style resembles that of CIIP IV 2755. The second line, the most visible, could possibly be read ΝΟΥ, but it is conjectural.
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, 2757.