Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, vol. V. Galilaea and Northern Regions, part 2: 6925-7818

Volume V of the CIIP contains inscriptions from Galilee during the time of Alexander the Great until the end of the Byzantian rule in the 7 th century in all the languages used during that period, including Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic, Samaritan, Palmyrene Aramaic, and Christian Aramaic. The volume encompasses more than 2,000 texts grouped by their find-sites, from the Northwest to the Southeast. Table of contents 5 CXX. Beth Sheʿarim 1053 Introduction 1053 Inscriptions 1059 A. Res sacrae nos. 6925-6930 1059 B. Funerary inscriptions nos. 6931-7229 1064 C. Instrumentum domesticum nos. 7230-7231 1 D. Varia no. 7232 1 E. Fragments nos. 7233-7241 1 CXXI. Ramat Yishay no. 7242 1 CXXII. Timrat no. 7243 1 CXXIII. Nazareth nos. 7244-7357 1 CXXIV. Kefar Ṣemaḥ no. 7358 1 CXXV. Tel Katsir no. 7359 1 CXXVI. Kh. Tiriya no. 7359A 1 CXXVII. Kefar Iamma no. 7360 1 CXXVIII. Develah no. 7361 1 CXXIX. Ḥ. Izḥaqia no. 7362 1 CXXX. Iaphia (mod. Yafa) nos. 7363-7364 1 CXXXI. Tabor Mons nos. 7365-7368 1 CXXXII. ʿUbaidiya no. 7369 1 CXXXIII. Tel Dover no. 7370 1 CXXXIV. Hammatha (Emmatha, Ḥammat Gader, el-Ḥamme) nos. 7371-7497 1 CXXXV. Meʿarat Ha-Naḥal no. 7498 1 CXXXVI. Kh. Somak nos. 7499-7504 1 CXXXVII. Camona (mod. Tel Yoqneʿam) nos. 7505-7506 1 CXXXVIII. Ginnegar no. 7507 1 CXXXIX. Ashdot Yaʿakov no. 7508 1 CXL. Sirin nos. 7509-7510 1 CXLI. Eliaqim nos. 7511-7512 1 CXLII. Kefar Barukh no. 7513 1 CXLIII. Kafr Miṣr no. 7514 1 CXLIV. Tamra nos. 7515-7516 1 CXLV. Kh. Adama no. 7517 1 CXLVI. Gaba Philippi (Tell Abu-Shusha, Shush, mod. Mishmar Ha-ʿEmeq) nos. 7518-7523 1 CXLVII. Sulem no. 7524 1 CXLVIII. Et-Tayyibe no. 7525 1 CXLIX. Kafra no. 7526 1 CL. ʿEn Ha-Shofet nos. 7527-7531 1 CLI. Kokhav Ha-Yarden nos. 7532-7533 1 CLII. Ḥavat Shoshana nos. 7534-7535 1 CLIII. Kefrein no. 7536 1 CLIV. Legio (Caparcotna, Kefar ʿOtnay, Maximianopolis) nos. 7537-7555 1 CLV. Es-Sindiane no. 7556 1 CLVI. Iezreel (mod. Yizreʿel) no. 7557 1 CLVII. Beth Ha-Shittah nos. 7558-7559 1 CLVIII. Sede Naḥum no. 7560 1 CLIX. Ḥefzibah no. 7561 1 CLX. Beth Alfa nos. 7562-7565 1 CLXI. Tel Zahara nos. 7566-7567 1 CLXII. Kh. et-Twal no. 7568 1 CLXIII. Arus (Kh. ʿAra) no. 7569 1 CLXIV. Tell Basul nos. 7570-7571 1 CLXV. Beth Shean (Nysa, Scythopolis) nos. 7572-7790 1 CLXVI. Tel Eshtori no. 7791 1 CLXVII. Maʿoz Ḥaim no. 7792 1 CLXVIII. Reḥov/Rooba (mod. Ḥ. Parwa, Farwana) nos. 7793-7808 1 CLXIX. Tirat Zevi no. 7809 1 CLXX. Tel Shalem nos. 7810-7817 1 CLXXI. Item of unknown provenance no. 7818 1 Index of personal names 1 Maps 1 Key to locations 1 "Anyone involved in the study of ancient Iudaea/Palaestina and its vicinity has felt the need for a comprehensive work containing all the inscriptions in various languages found in the region. The lack of such a work was all the more regrettable, as the material concerns not only those interested in the region, but also students of a great variety of related subjects, such as the history of the ancient Near East, ancient Jewish history and early Christianity, and, of course, historians of the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods. A group of scholars from Israel and Germany is now producing such a corpus. It contains all the inscriptions from the time of Graeco-Roman rule in the area, from the time of Alexander until the end of Byzantine rule in Palestine around 640. The territory covered is the strip between the Mediterranean and the river Jordan, the Negev, and the Golan Heights. Unlike traditional corpora of inscriptions it is intended to include inscriptions in all languages represented: not only Greek and Latin, but also Semitic languages, primarily Hebrew, Aramaic (Jewish, Samaritan, Nabataean, Christian and Syriac), Thamudic and the Caucasian languages. The advantages of such a Corpus are obvious: all cultural phenomena expressed in inscriptions can be seen together. The inscriptions are presented within their specific context, and complemented by a translation and commentary; where available, the texts are accompanied by a reproduction. Each volume of the edition is dedicated to a specific region: Vol. 1 Jerusalem, Vol. 2 Caesarea and the Middle Coast, Vol. 3 South Coast, Vol. 4 Judea/Idumea, Vol. 5 Galilee, Vol. 6 Negev. The whole Corpus is planned to be published by 2020"--Publisher's website Band V des CIIP umfasst die Inschriften aus Galiläa, d.h. das Gebiet Israels von der Grenze zum Libanon bis zu den palästinensischen Gebieten im Westjordanland und von der Mittelmeerküste bis zum See Genezareth und zum Jordantal. Der chronologische Rahmen reicht von der Zeit Alexanders d. Gr. bis zum Ende der byzantinischen Herrschaft im 7. Jh. Erfasst werden Inschriften in allen Sprachen, die in der Region gefunden wurden: von Phönizisch bis zu Christlich-Palästinischem Aramäisch, Georgisch und Armenisch. Die meisten Inschriften sind in Griechisch abgefasst. Daneben finden sich Texte in Latein, vornehmlich in militärischem Kontext, sowie in Hebräisch und Aramäisch, etwa in der jüdischen Nekropole von Beth She'arim und den zahlreichen Synagogen. Auch Texte in Samaritanisch und Palmyrenisch sind vertreten. Die mehr als 2.000 Texte sind geographisch nach den Fundplätzen angeordnet. Sie stammen von über 150 Orten, darunter vielen fast unbekannten mit nur wenigen Texten sowie aus größeren Städten wie Hippos, Ptolemais, Scythopolis, Sepphoris oder Tiberias. Hinzu kommen Orte, die weniger bekannt sind, aber umfangreiche Konvolute von Inschriften aufweisen, so die Eliasgrotte auf dem Karmel mit fast 200 griechischen Pilgerinschriften oder die Thermenanlage in Hammath Gader mit über 70 spätantiken griechischen Inschriften.