Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, Volume I: Jerusalem, Part 1: 1–704

The first volume of the Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae covers the inscriptions of Jerusalem from the time of Alexander to the Arab conquest in all the languages used for inscriptions during those times: Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, Syrian, and Armenian. The 1,120 texts have been arranged in categories based on three epochs: up to the destruction of Jerusalem in the year 70, to the beginning of the 4th century, and to the end of Byzantine rule in the 7th century. Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, Volume I: Jerusalem, Part 1: 1–704 4 Preface 6 Table of contents 14 Authors’ Sigla 16 Abbreviations 17 Diacritical system 26 Key to transliteration of Hebrew and Aramaic 27 Jerusalem – an introduction 28 1. Jerusalem as the Central City in Judaea before 70 28 2. Jerusalem from the destruction of the city to the Bar Kokhba Revolt 37 3. Aelia Capitolina – from Hadrian until Constantine 45 4. From Constantine until the Moslem Conquest. 53 Inscriptions from the Hellenistic period up to the destruction of the Second Temple 66 A. Inscriptions of religious and public character nos 1.-17. 66 1. Greek Oath of Ares the Flute Player, 3-2 c. BCE 66 2.-7. The Temple Mount 68 2. Greek warning sign on Temple Mount, 23 BCE-70 CE 69 3. Donation to Herod’s Temple with Greek inscription, 18-17 BCE 72 4. Plaque of Son of Mattiya with Aramaic inscription, 1 c. CE 75 5. Sign marking “the place of the trumpeting” in Hebrew, 1 c. CE 76 6. Stone plaque inscribed “for Bar Giora”, Aramaic Graffito, 1 c. CE 77 7. Fragment of stone vessel with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription “Yehosef”, 1 c. CE 78 8. Fragmentary limestone vessel inscribed “sacrifice” in Hebrew, 1 c. BCE-1 c. CE 79 9. Synagogue building inscription of Theodotos in Greek, 1 c. BCE-1 c. CE 80 10. Building inscription in Hebrew, 1 c. BCE-1 c. CE 83 11. Fragment of a building inscription, Hebrew/Aramaic, 1 c. BCE-1 c. CE 85 12. Fragment of building inscription in Hebrew, 1 c. BCE-1 c. CE 86 13. Fragment of a building inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew script, 1 c. BCE? 87 14. Gilded shields in honour of Tiberius set up by Pontius Pilatus, between 26 and 36 AD 88 B. Funerary inscriptions (main regions) nos. 18.-608. 92 Ramat Eshkol 92 Sanhedriya 102 Shmu'el Ha-Navi Street 111 Giv'at Ha-Mivtar 114 Isawiya 129 Mount Scopus 133 Rujm el-Kahakir 194 Kidron Valley (North) 196 Mount of Olives 222 Batn el-Hawa/Mount of Offence 297 Wadi Qadom 321 Jebel Khallet et-Turi 324 Akeldama 336 Ben Hinnom Valley 362 Kidron Valley (Centre and South) 364 Abu Tor 408 Katamon 413 Talbiye 423 Diskin Street 435 Valley of the Cross 438 Jason’s Tomb 440 Bikkur Holim 449 Zikhron Moshe 453 Shevet Tsedek 454 Romema 457 Schneller Compound 459 Nahal Atarot 466 Pisgat Ze'ev 486 Hizmeh 488 French Hill 491 Beth Sahur el-Atiqa 502 Wadi Sal'ah 505 Caiaphas Cave 508 Talpiyot 518 Ramat Rahel 533 Unprovenanced 540 C. Instrumentum domesticum nos. 609.-692. 638 Ostraca and Jar fragments 638 Weights 678 D. Varia nos 693.-70 4. 708 Review text: "One of the singular assets of this volume is that each inscription is conveniently accompanied by a good photo and by a transcription and translation, as well as a brief discussion and bibliography. Overall, it is indeed a major enterprise and one looks forward to the other volumes in the series."Hagith Sivan in: BMCR 2011.09.12 "In sum, this volume is a treasure trove of data for scholars working in a wide variety of fields."Christopher Rollston in: www.rollstonepigraphy.com