[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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