A Greek Inscription and Architectural Fragments, Possibly of a Synagogue, from Sejara (Ilaniya).
An unexcavated ancient building in the ruins of the Arab village of Sejara is tentatively identified as a synagogue from the Roman or Late Roman period. This suggestion is based on architectural fragments found on the site, in the modern village Ilaniya and at a nearby moshav, as well as an inscript...
| Publicado en: | Scripta Classica Israelica Vol. 41; pp. 63 - 77 |
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Israeli Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies
2022
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| Sumario: | An unexcavated ancient building in the ruins of the Arab village of Sejara is tentatively identified as a synagogue from the Roman or Late Roman period. This suggestion is based on architectural fragments found on the site, in the modern village Ilaniya and at a nearby moshav, as well as an inscription in secondary use photographed in the 1920s. The surviving portion of the dedicatory text seems to mention two women with Latin names, Lucilla and Sacerdotilla, the second being quite rare. |
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