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Hermon Mons (Har Senaim). 148 to 149 CE. Fragment of a hard limestone altar.
Golan. Hermon Mons (Har Senaim). Temenos area. Found near the steps to the small lower temple.
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νος
ἀνέθη
κεν ἔτους
...anio[s? at h]is own (expense), in pursuance of a vow, dedicated (this) in year 43.
This fragment of an altar is one of a number of Greek inscriptions from Senaim on Mount Hermon. Senaim seems to have functioned as the main cult place for local settlements in the region, an area which was from the Hellenistic period on inhabited by Ituraeans. The inscription was found near the steps to a small temple at the site. The temple itself contained three other altars, one of which bore the figure of Helios. Based on paleography as well as the content of the inscription -- ruling out other eras whose dates would have been too early -- the era of the city of Bostra (which is also that of the province of Arabia) is suggested, giving a date range of 22 March 148 CE to 21 March 149 CE. The author indicates that the use of the era of the city of Bostra does not necessarily indicate a movement of boarders as the dedicator may simply have come to visit Senaim. According to the author the formula εὐξάμενος ἀνέθηκεν is found in many Greek inscriptions from the region, including some found at Gerasa, Bostra, Mechta Helou, the Beqâ. Based on examples from Cyprus it seems to have come into common use during the middle of the second century.