Jerusalem

Geographical Region: Judea

Longitude: 31.771534771189167     Latitude: 35.23591697216034     Open the map in a new window

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Period: Early Roman

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.

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

Pictures:

Synagogue inscription Ilan 1991: 244, courtesy of Almoga Ilan