Abstract
Following a reexamination of the Greek inscription on a mosaic pavement uncovered at Kibbutz Hazor, near Ashdod (see ‘Atiqot 51), a new reading is offered. The inscription, which must have adorned the entrance of a winepress attached to a monastery, states the date the winepress was commemorated. The date points to the use of a non-local era; this use might hint at the abbot’s wish to symbolically mark the border between himself and his foundation, and the catholic bishop of Ascalon.
Keywords
Christianity, epigraphy, calendar, Byzantine period
Recommended Citation
Di Segni, Leah
(2008)
"The Greek Inscription from Tel Ashdod: A Revised Reading (pp. 31*–36*),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 58, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1399
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol58/iss1/4
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