Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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 Mger 0147

Mt. Gerizim, probably 200-100 BCE, maybe 400-200 BCE. Stone Block. Dedicatory.

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fine comb dressing inscribed face

probably 200-100 BCE, maybe 400-200 BCE Samaria Mount Gerizim Area S on the monumental staircase on the eastern slope (L.7034)

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די הקרב דליה בר שמעון עלוהי ועל בנוהי אבנאדה לדכרן טב קדמ אלהא באתרא דנה

Delayah son of Shim'on offered [this] stone for himself and his sons for good remembrance before God in this place

Delayah is a Biblical name that occurs among the Samaritans, such as the son of Sanballat, the governor of Samaria. The words 'this stone' refer to the stone block itself. This is one of the rare cases in which the nature of the offering is mentioned in a dedicatory inscription on Mt. Gerizim. Perhaps the reason lies in the dimensions of the stone: a huge lintel, over two meters long, which was certainly very prominent. It is doubtful whether any conclusions can be drawn from this text as to the nature of the unidentified offerings in other insciriptions -- whether they were stones, as well, or money.

די הקרב דליה בר שמעון עלוהי ועל בנוהי אבנאדה לדכרן טב קדמ אלהא באתרא דנה

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