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FuneraryAntiquité· Ier-IVe siècle

Greek-Jewish epitaph

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Epitaph of Ammias, with inscriptions in Greek and in a semitic language and an engraved representation of the menorah
Epitaph of Ammias, with inscriptions in Greek and in a semitic language and an engraved representation of the menorahCC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Epitaph Ammias Musei Capitolini NCE2771 noir
Epitaph Ammias Musei Capitolini NCE2771 noirPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Epitaph Ammias Musei Capitolini NCE2771
Epitaph Ammias Musei Capitolini NCE2771Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Description

Funerary inscription in Greek, often accompanied by an engraved menorah, marking the grave of a Jew from the Greek-speaking diaspora. The Jewish catacombs of Rome have yielded hundreds of them.

Significance

They reveal the language, communal titles, and onomastics of the Jews of the Greco-Roman diaspora.

Features

Provenance
Rome, Égypte, Asie Mineure

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