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created: From previous publications and transcription (Reynolds).
source date: First to second centuries CE
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Bibliography

[...], LXIV.2, with Letronne, p.395-6, whence [...], 5149; [...], 7β-ε, fig. 19, whence [...] 9.741, [...] 9.742, [...] 9.743, [...] 9.744; see also [...], 10f; 1.c discussed, [...] 179-180.

Δάμιοϲ Ποντικοῦ

Διονύσιος

Κοσβάρακος Μαλίχου Ἰδουμαῖος

Ἀπολλώνιος Κοζαδαιου [...]

Κράτερος Συμμάχου Ἰδουμαῖος ἥκει

Apparatus

[^a1: at 2.a.2: Καδμι | Κ.αδμι]

Translation

[1.a]: Place of Damis, son of Pontikos; [1.b]: Dionysios; [1.c]: Kosbarakos son of Malichos, an Idumaean; [2.a]: Apollonios son of Kozadaios; [2.b]: Krateros, son of Symmachos, an Idumaean, came here.

Commentary

Two members of this group of graffiti writers claim to be Idumaean (1.c, 2.b) and a third in M.209. Ferri argued that these graffiti are likely to be earlier than CE 70, since the name Idumaeos is not attested after the fall of Jerusalem: 'Auch ‚Idumaea‘ schwindet seitdem als Name aus der Geschichte', G. Beer, PW IX, col. 918 (available at Wikisource). The men were probably merchants rather than soldiers, who would be likely to give their rank and/or unit.

Line 4: Κοσβάρακος, and 2.a. line 2: Κοζαδαῖος:: for Idumaean names with the Kos- prefix see Trismegistos (www.trismegistos.org) s.v.; it likely that these names are derived from Κωζέ who is recorded as an Idumaean god by Josephus, Atiquities XV. 7.9 (available at Perseus)