Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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Scythopolis-Beth Shean, 5th c. CE. Synagogue Mosaic. Dedicatory

Placed between two figures in the mosaic

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Length of first line: 47 cm. Second line: 33 cm

Mosaic with aquatic scene of two figures and a bird. The righthand figure is a man sailing a ship. The lefthand figure is a mythical creature part woman and part animal playing a flute. The upper image seems to be the scene of Odysseus being tempted by a Siren Inscription is part of the top of the scene.

5th c. CE. Jordan Valley Scythopolis-Beth Shean

Found in the mosaic of the 'Leontis House'.

Archaeological Museum, Beth-Shean

Taxonomies for IIP controlled values

Initial Entry Adding Pleiades IDs to origin/placenames Corrected abbreviation adding period attribute to date element, with Periodo value. added image
Gary Todd - Flickr (public domain) https://www.flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/42496945724/ Chris Zeichmann

Κύριε βοήθει Λεοντίου κλουβ

Lord help Leontis [the] cage maker

Inscription is placed between two figures in the mosaic

Κύριε βοήθει Λεοντίου κλουβ

6 132-133 234 77a 63-64