Jerusalem, 3rd or 2nd century BCE. Stele. Confession.
found in soil from dirt being excavated
Taxonomies for IIP controlled values
Ὅρκος· Ἄρης αὐλητὴς τά
τας ἐπήγαγον ἐπὶ οἰ
τούτων
καὶ οὐκ ἐφάμην
καὶ τοὺς ἱερεῖς μαστ
ἤθελον καὶ οὐκ ἔλαθ
μου ἀπώλεσαν
ἐνέβαλον
ἔμπυον
(The case of the) oath: Flute-player Ares (says) this: I led [(the) soldiers] to the hou[se of] these [gods] and I refused (?) to/said I would not […] and I wanted to flo[g] the priests and I did not escape detection, [?punished] by these gods he[re:] they killed my […] and inflicted me with [?a festering wound] and they […] and […] festering […]