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Jewish Tombstones in Yeghegis, Armenia
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Jewish Tombstones in Yeghegis, Armenia

No historical evidence exists of a Jewish community in Yeghegis, Armenia during medieval times. Indeed, there is also no written record of contemporaneous Jewish communities in medieval Armenia. Nearly 40 tombstones from the 13th and 14th...
Statue of an Ammonite King
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Statue of an Ammonite King

Hard greystone statue of an Ammonite king. Both hands of this male figure are clenched. He wears an Egyptian-style atef crown and a shawl over a garment in the Aramaic-Syrian tradition. Both legs stand on a pedestal of the same stone type...
Funerary Bust of a Palmyrene Lady
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Funerary Bust of a Palmyrene Lady

This funerary bust of a Palmyrene lady dates from c. 175-200 CE and is made of limestone. It is originally from Palmyra, Syria. (Inscribed in Aramaic: ‘Aqmat, daughter of Hagagu, descendant of Zebida, descendant of Ma'an. Alas!") The inhabitants...
Achaemenid Lion Weight
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Achaemenid Lion Weight

One side of this heavy weight is inscribed in Aramaic with "correct according to the stater of silver". This probably refers to the use of a weight standard based on the silver coins known as staters. This object weighs just over 31 kg, which...
Statue of Abu Bint Jablo, Hatra
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Statue of Abu Bint Jablo, Hatra

The Aramaic inscription on the base of the statute states that it was commissioned by Abu Bint Jablo's husband in her memory and that she was assassinated for an unknown reason under vague circumstances at the age of 18. The inscription also...
Prince Barrakib
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Prince Barrakib

This basalt wall relief depicts Prince Barrakib (Bar-Kib) sitting on a throne. Before him, a scribe stands with a writing tablet beneath his arm. The Aramaic inscription besides his head reads "I'm Barrakib, son of Panammwua". After this...
Caiaphas Ossuary
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Caiaphas Ossuary

Limestone ossuary with an Aramaic inscription on the side "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990. Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Silver from Sam'al
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Silver from Sam'al

This rounded piece of silver (which is part of a hack silver) was used as a method of payment. Its weigh is 497.38 g. The overlying Aramaic inscription mentions that this is a property of Barrakib, son of Panammuwa, Prince of Sam'al. 9th...
Statue of Priest Bano Abdo from Hatra
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Statue of Priest Bano Abdo from Hatra

Statue of the priest Bano Abdo from Hatra. The statue’s base is inscribed with an Aramaic text. The man has a long beard and an upward-curling mustache. He looks forward and wears a long conical hat. His hands (now lost) would have held a...
Princess Doshafri from Hatra
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Princess Doshafri from Hatra

This is the upper part of the statue of princess "Doshafri", daughter of king Sanatruq I of Hatra (reigned c. 140 - 180 CE). Although the statue is somewhat weathered, it is an excellent example conveying the appearance of a Hatrene princess...
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