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Dating:
AD 400
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AD 600
Language:
Samaritan Aramaic
Monumental:
Medium:
stone
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Placement:
lintel
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Description
date: 5th-6th c. CE description: Fragment of a marble block probably a lintel inscribed with three lines of Samaritan script. The right half of the clock is preserved, the left one is missing, according to the reconstructed text. Dimensions: 12x31x5 cm. ed. CIIP IV 3081 יהוה גיבור בה[מלחמה יהוה שמו] מי כמוכ באי[לים יהוה מי כמוך] נדרי בקדש נורא [תהלות עושה פלא] YHWH gybwr bh[mlḥmh YHWH šmw] my kmwk bʾy[lym YHWH my kmwk] ndry bqdš nwrʾ[thlwt ʿwśh plʾ] 'The Lord is a hero of the(?) war, the Lord is his name. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, awful in praises, doing wonders?' commentary: The text is written without blank spaces or dots separating words, which could indicate an early date of this inscription. We, however, date it to 5-6th century regarding other inscriptions from the site. This inscription could serve the same function as the preceding text form this site, i.e. an apotropaic mezuzah. CIIP IV 3081
Author:
Tomasz Barański
Added by:
Martyna
Created:
2023-08-28 11:45:19
Last update:
2024-01-28 14:12:56
Building:
Unknown (synagogue or private houses?)
Dimensions: surface: cm
Condition: Fragment of a marble block probably a lintel inscribed with three lines of Samaritan script. The right half of the clock is preserved, the left one is missing, according to the reconstructed text. Dimensions: 12x31x5 cm.
Text:
Date: 400 CE - 600 CE
5th-6th c. CE
Findspot: Unknown
Original location: Palestina Emmaus (Nicopolis; 'Imwas) 31.8393, 34.989458 Unknown (synagogue or private houses?) lintel
Current repository: Unknown
Text type: religious inscription
Summary:
Inscription in Samaritan Aramaic script from Emmaus (Nicopolis; 'Imwas). 400 CE - 600 CE.
Changes history: 2023-08-28 Tomasz Barański Creation; 2024-01-28 Martyna Swierk Last modification; 2024-01-28 Martyna Swierk Preparation of EpiDoc file
Publication details: University of Warsaw; Warsaw;
Available under licence CC-BY 4.0
; @2021Translation
'The Lord is a hero of the(?) war, the Lord is his name. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, awful in praises, doing wonders?'
Commentary
The text is written without blank spaces or dots separating words, which could indicate an early date of this inscription. We, however, date it to 5-6th century regarding other inscriptions from the site. This inscription could serve the same function as the preceding text form this site, i.e. an apotropaic mezuzah.
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, 3081.