Jerusalem

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Early Roman

Excavation: Unexcavated

Selected Surveyors: Raymond Weill (1913-14)

Main Finds: Greek inscription, mentioning the building and function of a synagogue from the Second Temple period.

Inscriptions: Greek (CIIP vol. 1, 2010: 9).

Site Condition: Inscription can be viewed in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Judea

Ma’alot ha-Rav Khaim Iraki St 2, Jerusalem, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Kloppenborg, V. J. S "Dating Theodotus (CIJ II:1404)" in Journal of Jewish Studies. 51, 2000: 243-280.
Cotton, H. et al. Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. 1, 2010: 9.

Bibliographic citation of this page

Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 01 July 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/jerusalem/

Photos:

Photos

Synagogue inscription Ilan 1991: 244, courtesy of Almoga Ilan

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Links:

Links