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Dedication of a Prayer House by Judeans (II BCE) Alexandria - Delta region


Alexandria (Delta region, Egypt — Pleiades map), II BCE
GRA III 157 = IEgJud 9 = SB I 589 = CIJ II 1433 = PHI 227482 = AGRW ID# 30938


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Plaque of grey marble found among discarded refuse (15 x 21 x 4 cm). Now in the Graeco-Roman Museum of Alexandria (17481, catalogue, 116).

. . . to the most high god (theos hypsistos) . . . , the Judeans dedicated the sacred enclosure, the prayer-house (proseuchē), and its accoutrements.

Translation by: Kloppenborg



[.... θε]ῷ ὑψίστωι | [ἐπηκόωι τ]ὸν ἱερὸν | [περίβολον καὶ] τὴν προσ|[ευχὴν καὶ τὰ | συγ]κύροντα. || vac.

Item added: March 14, 2020
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ID number: 30938
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