An Inscription from the Temple of Bel in Palmyra Reconsidered
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15911627 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zbigniew T Fiema (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 263 |
| Pages | 81-83 |
| Publication date | 1986-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-097X • E-ISSN: 2161-8062 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1356913 |
| OpenAlex | W2331386166 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Reconsideration of the trilingual inscription from the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria, provides additional evidence of the stonemasons and sculptors employed there during the first and second centuries A. D. The inscription was placed on the top surface of the drum of the column, which was once situated in the southern peristyle of the temple cella. As published by Cantineau (1933) the Latin part was missing. The copy made during the 1981 Polish Archaeological Campaign shows other considerable differences. A new reading proposed here gives in its Greek part the name of Lucius Eras son of Zabu, which is repeated in the Latin part. The Palmyrene formula is well known and the names mentioned are generally attested in Palmyra
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Linguistics · Reading (process · Temple · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |