[B-Greek] Abraham's Epitaph

Donald Cobb docobb at orange.fr
Tue Nov 10 03:55:04 EST 2009


Yes, that makes excellent sense. Thanks.

The epigraph still remains a fascinating bit of data concerning the 
hellinization of Palestine in the Second Temple period (note the Greek 
names!) and the status of Abraham, the intercessor for his "servant".

I'm somewhat comforted to think that it seems to be less"non standard" 
than at first glance, iotacisms notwithstanding.

Donald Cobb
Aix-en-Provence, France



Kevin P. Edgecomb a écrit :
> Here's what I see:
>
> AGIE ABRAAMA BWHQI TON DOULON SOU NILON TON DMARMARARHN KAI AGAQHMERON  
> KAI UGIAN KAI WMABIC KAI QWMACIAN KAI ABLALA KAI ANASTASIAN
>
> I would take that string of accusatives as all representing names, as  
> well: Holy/Saint Abraam, help your servant Nilos of Marmarares, and  
> Agathemeron, and Ygias, and Omabis, and Thomasian, and Ablala, and  
> Anastasias.
>
> This is similar to various inscriptions found in church mosaics, where  
> a donor and family members are recorded.  This would originally have  
> been such a plaque with the same kind of border as those inscriptions,  
> with a rhomboid shape  projecting from either side of the border.   
> Traces of the left one are apparent in the photo.
>
> Regards,
> Kevin P. Edgecomb
> Berkeley, California
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