Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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Jaff 0079

Jaffa, 4th-6th century CE. Tombstone. Funerary.

Pentagonal marble slab

26.5 26 4

Right part of inscription is erased

4th-6th century CE Coastal Plain Jaffa Necropolis close to Saknet Abu Kabîr

Abel saw this inscription in the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate collection in Jerusalem, and listed its provenance as unknown. Due to its form and wording, it has been suggested that it may come from the Jaffa necropolis.

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Initial Entry Edited Edited Marked Hebrew as foreign adding period attribute to date element, with Periodo value.

Ῥαββὶ Ϲαμουηλ ἀρχησυνάγωγος Φρύγιος Δορυλαεύς δόξασι αὐτὸν ωρκου שלום עלמישכבך

Rabbi Samuel, archisynagogos from Dorylaios? in Phrygia...will honor him. Peace upon your resting place.

Line 3: For the name of the second deceased, see Jaff 0019

Ῥαββὶ Ϲαμουηλ ἀρχησυνάγωγος Φρύγιος Δορυλαεύς δόξασι αὐτὸν ωρκου שלום עלמישכבך

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