Fragmentary building inscription
created: Transcription from stone and photograph (Reynolds).
source date: First century CE
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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Bibliography

[...], 116, p.288, fig 88, whence [...], 134

[...]ου καὶ Δέκμος Σα[...] τοῦ Σωσάνδρου [...]ου τοῦ Τειμάρχου [...]ς καὶ Λεωνίδης Π[...] τὴν συναγωγὴν [...]

Translation

. . . and Decimus Sa- . . . of Sosandros . . . of Teimarchos . . . and Leonides, P- . . (the) synagogue (or congregation) [synagoge]..

. . . ] and Dekmos Sa- [ . . . ] of Sosandros [ . . . ] of Teimarchos [ . . . ] and Leonides [ . . . the synagogue [ . . . ]

Commentary

A reference to a Jewish Synagogue is inconceivable in the Sanctuary unless on a re-used stone brought from a distance; a meeting or meeting-place of some other group may be intended.