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A Greek inscription on a marble slab (50 x 80 cm) from the Roman-era baths at the site of Hammat Gader in northern Israel. The inscription is the only known epigraphic attestation of Umayyad Caliph Mu'awiya I in the region of Syria, the province which he governed from 639 until 661 and which served as the metropolis of his caliphate from 661 until his death in 680.
The inscription, which begins with the symbol of a cross, translates in English as:
The years quoted correspond to the year ca. 663 AD |
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| Source | Hirschfeld, Yizhar and Solar, Giora (1981). "The Roman Thermae at Ḥammat Gader: Preliminary Report of Three Seasons of Excavations". Israel Exploration Journal , 31 : 3/4. pp. 197-219. |
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Author of inscription not credited. Authorities mentioned in inscription include Caliph Mu'awiya I (d. 680), Abd Allah ibn Abi Hashim, Joannes of Gadara. Photographer of inscription: Zeev Radovan working under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities and Museums (Israel), the Institute of Archaeology in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Israel Exploration Society. Field work and photography done between May 1979 and April 1980. |
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