Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. Volume V, Galilaea and Northern Regions. Part 1, 5876-6924

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. Preface 7 Table of contents 11 Author’s Sigla 25 Abbreviations 26 Diacritical system 45 Key to transliteration of Armenian 47 Key to transliteration of Christian Palestinian Aramaic and Syriac 48 Key to transliteration of Georgian 49 Key to transliteration of Hebrew and Aramaic 50 Part 1 51 I. Upper Jordan Valley (Ḥula/Ḥuleh Valley) 51 II. Har Zefiyya 68 III. Kefar Gilʿadi 69 IV. Maʿayan Barukh 73 V. Dan 78 VI. Tel Ḥay 83 VII. Tell Brom 84 VIII. Tell el-Wawiyat 85 IX. Ḥ. ʿOmrit 86 X. Tel Anafa (Tell Hader) 97 XI. Shamir 119 XII. Cadasa (mod. Tel Kedesh) 121 XIII. Qeren Naftali 147 XIV. Bezeth 153 XV. Pi Maṣoba (mod. Mazzuva) 164 XVI. Ḥanotha (mod. Ḥanita) 176 XVII. ʿErav 179 XVIII. Shelomi 183 XIX. Kh. Karkara 186 XX. Even Menaḥem 193 XXI. Tel Bad 194 XXII. Kh. Dinʿila 195 XXIII. ʿAlma 196 XXIV. Ecdippa (mod. Tel Akhziv) 200 XXV. Ḥ. Gov 202 XXVI. Barʿam 203 XXVII. Qision (mod. Ḥ. Qazyon) 210 XXVIII. Thella (mod. Yesud Ha-Maʿala) 213 XXIX. Gesher Ha-Ziw 214 XXX. Ḥ. Shaqof 216 XXXI. Miʿilya 217 XXXII. Gischala (Gush Ḥalav, Jish) 219 XXXIII. Meroth 234 XXXIV. Eṭ-Ṭuweiri (mod. Ḥ. Ṭuri) 244 XXXV. Kh. Ḥazne 247 XXXVI. Kh. ʿAlya 249 XXXVII. Ḥurfeish 252 XXXVIII. Dalton, Dallata 253 XXXIX. Ayyelet Ha-Shaḥar 256 XL. Nahariyya 257 XLI. Shubeika 276 XLII. Tarshiḥa 282 XLIII. Suḥmata (mod. Ḥosen) 283 XLIV. Kefar Nevoraia 287 XLV. ʿEvron 290 XLVI. Shavé Zion 310 XLVII. Kh. Musliḥ 319 XLVIII. Meron 323 XLIX. Kfar Parʿam 326 L. Tell es-Sumeiriya 328 LI. Kefar ʿAmiqo (mod. ʿAmqa) 330 LII. Thecoa II (mod. Ḥ. Shema) 331 LIII. Kh. Shura 333 LIV. Sepph (mod. Zefat) 334 LV. Lohame Ha-Getaʾot 336 LVI. Kfar Yasif 338 LVII. Yirka 342 LVIII. Naḥal Bet Ha-ʿEmeq 343 LIX. Shomrat Kibbutz 344 LX. Ḥ. Ḥesheq 346 LXI. Kh. el-Quseir 358 LXII. Rama 359 LXIII. Acchabaron (mod. ʿAkbara) 361 LXIV. Ptolemais (Akko) 362 LXV. Kafr el-Makr 418 LXVI. Waziya 421 LXVII. Beersheba (Galilee) 422 LXVIII. Ḥ. Kenes 424 LXIX. Kefar Ḥanania 431 LXX. Ḥ. ʿUza (Kh. el-ʿAiyadiya) 433 LXXI. Kh. Bata 434 LXXII. Chorazin (mod. Korazim) 449 LXXIII. Akhihud village 452 LXXIV. Mearaia (mod. Maghar) 453 LXXV. Selamen (mod. Zalmon) 455 LXXVI. Ḥuqoq 456 LXXVII. Kh. Kur 471 LXXVIII. Caparnaum/Capernaum (Kefar Naḥum, Tell Ḥum) 472 LXXIX. Tel Kison 571 LXXX. Sogane (mod. Sakhnin) 573 LXXXI. Heptapegon (mod. ʿEin et-Tabgha, ʿEn Shevaʿ) 576 LXXXII. Givʿat Ayala (Kh. Abu Shusheh) 585 LXXXIII. Tell el-Kurdaneh (Tel Afeq) 586 LXXXIV. Gabara (mod. ʿArraba) 587 LXXXV. Hefa (mod. Haifa) with Mount Carmel 591 LXXXVI. Iotapata (mod. Yodefat) 718 LXXXVII. Kh. Wadi Ḥamam 719 LXXXVIII. Chorsia (mod. Ḥ. Kursi) 725 LXXXIX. Gedru (mod. Ḥ. Gedora) 727 XC. Abelim (mod. Iʾbillin) 728 XCI. Cana (mod. Ḥ. Qana) 731 XCII. Magdala 735 XCIII. Ḥ. ʿAmudim 738 XCIV. Calamon Mutatio (mod. Tell Abu Hawam) 742 XCV. Capharata (mod. Kefar Ata) 743 XCVI. Shepharʿam 744 XCVII. Usha 748 XCVIII. Tiberias 751 XCIX. Hippos (Sussita, Qalʿat el-Ḥuṣn) 833 C. Bethbeten (mod. Kh. Ibtin) 905 CI. Naḥal Gallim 906 CII. Sepphoris (Diocaesarea, mod. Zippori) 907 CIII. Har Yedʿaya 1032 CIV. Kafr Kanna 1033 CV. Sejera (Ilaniyya) 1043 CVI. Kh. Lubiya 1045 CVII. Bethlehem (Galilee) 1046 CVIII. Geth Ḥefer (mod. Mashhad) 1047 CIX. Damon 1049 CX. Ḥ. Buzin 1051 CXI. Ḥusifa (mod. ʿIsfiya) 1052 CXII. Jellemeh 1058 CXIII. Shaʿar Ha-ʿAmaqim 1060 CXIV. Tivʿon 1061 CXV. Kafr Kama 1063 CXVI. Kh. es-Samra 1068 CXVII. Ḥ. Raqit 1072 CXVIII. Beth Gan 1075 CXIX. Philoteria (Beth Yerah, Kh. el-Kerak, Aryah) 1076 "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.