Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae: Volume 3: South Coast: 2161-2648 : a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad

"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 Preface 7 Authors’ Sigla 15 Abbreviations 16 Diacritical system 24 Key to transliteration of Hebrew and Aramaic 25 I. Tel Mikhal nos. 2161-2165 27 II. Area of modern Tel Aviv nos. 2166-2170 33 III. Bat Yam no. 2171 43 IV. Ioppe nos. 2172-2262 45 Introduction 45 Inscriptions 58 A. Dedications nos. 2172-2173 58 B. Funerary inscriptions – The ancient necropolis of Jaffa nos. 2174-2255 62 Burial cave near Herzl Road nos. 2174-2175 64 Burial site at Abu Kabir nos. 2176-2178 67 Rock-cut tomb south of Kibbutz Galuyot Street nos. 2179-2181 71 . Instrumentum domesticum nos. 2256-2262 161 Amulet no. 2256 161 Weights nos. 2257-2261 163 V. Tel Yonah no. 2263 173 VI. Bet Hanan no. 2264 175 VII. Iamnia nos. 2265-2286 177 Introduction 177 Inscriptions 184 A. Res sacrae nos. 2265-2266 184 B. Royal document no. 2267 187 C. Funerary inscription no. 2268 191 D. Instrumentum domesticum nos. 2269-2280 193 Amulets nos. 2269-2270 193 Weights nos. 2271-2272 195 Sling bullets nos. 2274-2278 198 Graffito and dipinto nos. 2279-2280 203 E. Varia no. 2281 205 F. Fragments nos. 2282-2286 206 VIII. Kh. ed-Duheisha no. 2287 211 IX. H. ?abra nos. 2288-2291 213 X. el-Mughar no. 2292 219 XI. Cariathmaus nos. 2293-2294 221 XII. Azotus nos. 2295-2312 225 Introduction 225 Inscriptions 228 A. Res sacrae nos. 2295-2297 228 B. Instrumentum domesticum nos. 2298-2309 233 Weights nos. 2298-2300 233 Graffiti and dipinto nos. 2301-2309 237 C. Varia no. 2310 246 D. Fragments nos. 2311-2312 248 XIII. Asor nos. 2313-2316 251 XIV. Hamama no. 2317 257 XV. Kh. Makkus nos. 2318-2320 259 XVI. Ascalon nos. 2321-2421 263 Introduction 263 Inscriptions 279 A. Res sacrae nos. 2321-2331 279 B. Imperial document no. 2332 294 C. Emperor no. 2333 295 D. Inscriptions of public character and in architectural contexts nos. 2334-2340 296 E. Funerary inscriptions nos. 2341-2352 306 F. Instrumentum domesticum nos. 2353-2394 318 Amulets nos. 2353-2357 318 Weights nos. 2358-2366 323 Lead Seals nos. 2367-2377 340 Ship equipment nos. 2378-2386 349 Ostraca, graffiti and dipinti nos. 2387-2394 356 G. Varia nos. 2395-2397 364 H. Fragments nos. 2398-2421 367 XVII. Hadaria nos. 2422-2423 385 XVIII. Ozem nos. 2424-2429 387 XIX. Ziqim nos. 2430-2431 393 XX. Tell Shekef no. 2432 397 XXI. Erez nos. 2433-2436 399 XXII. Or ha-Ner no. 2437 403 XXIII. Beit Lahiya no. 2438 405 XXIV. Anthedon nos. 2439-2442 407 Introduction 407 Inscriptions 410 XXV. Jabaliya nos. 2443-2459 415 XXVI. Gaza nos. 2460-2522 435 Introduction 435 Inscriptions 456 A. Res sacrae nos. 2460-2474 456 B. Inscription of public character and in architectural context no. 2475 480 C. Funerary inscriptions nos. 2476-2508 481 D. Instrumentum domesticum nos. 2509-2517 524 Amulets and ring nos. 2509-2513 524 Dipinti nos. 2514-2515 529 E. Varia nos. 2518-2520 534 F. Fragments nos. 2521-2522 540 XXVII. Oga no. 2524 541 XXVIII. Tel Mefalsim nos. 2525-2528 543 XXIX. Tell el-Ajjul no. 2529 547 XXX. Be?erot Yitzhak no. 2530 549 XXXI. Thabatha nos. 2531-2533 551 XXXII. Sheikh Raschid no. 2534 555 XXXIII. Yizre?am no. 2535 557 XXXIV. Deir el-Balah nos. 2536-2538 559 XXXV. H. Gerarit nos. 2539-2540 563 XXXVI. Kissufim nos. 2541-2547 567 XXXVII. Kh. Jamma nos. 2548-2559 581 XXXVIII. Khan Yunis no. 2560 595 XXXIX. Abasan el-Kabir no. 2561 597 XL. Raphia nos. 2562-2572 599 Introduction 599 Inscriptions 604 XLI. Items of unknown provenance nos. 2573-2648 623 A. Res sacrae no. 2573 623 B. Funerary inscriptions nos. 2574-2578 624 C. Instrumentum domesticum nos. 2579-2648 631 Weights manufactured in Anthedon nos. 2580-2581 632 Weights manufactured in Ascalon nos. 2582-2587 636 Weights manufactured in Gaza nos. 2588-2620 643 Weights manufactured in Raphia nos. 2621-2633 683 Index of personal names 719 Maps 763

This third volume of the Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae includes inscriptions from the South Coast from the time of Alexander through the end of Byzantine rule in the 7th century. It includes all the languages used in the inscriptions of this period – Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic, Samaritan, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, and Nabataean. The 488 texts are classified according to city, from Tel Aviv in the north to Raphia in the South.

Biographical note: W. Ameling, Universität zu Köln; H.M. Cotton, Hebrew University Jerusalem; W. Eck, Universität zu Köln et al