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Theodotus Synagogue Inscription

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INSCRIPTIONINSCRIPTION_THEODOTUS_SYNAGOGUE

Evidence state: documented fact

Greek dedicatory inscription from Jerusalem describing a synagogue built for reading the Law, teaching commandments, and accommodating visitors. It is direct epigraphic evidence for synagogue institutions in late Second-Temple Jerusalem.

Release Introduced
v50
Curation State
CURATED_CATALOG_ENTITY
Short Title
Theodotus Inscription
Evidence Classification
documented fact
Date Range
{
    "start_bce": 50,
    "end_ce": 70,
    "label": "late 1st century BCE–before 70 CE",
    "certainty": "broad paleographic/historical range retained conservatively"
}
Languages
[
    "Greek"
]
Tradition Contexts
[
    "JEWISH_CONTEXT",
    "GRECO_ROMAN_CONTEXT"
]
Identifiers
[
    {
        "scheme": "IAA",
        "value": "S 842"
    },
    {
        "scheme": "CIJ",
        "value": "II 1404"
    }
]
Provenance Note
Found by Raymond Weill in Jerusalem in the 1913–1914 excavation season; modern institutional records document the object and translation/context.
Source Ids
[
    "SRC_UMICH_THEODOTUS_INSCRIPTION"
]
Rights
{
    "image_state": "LINK_ONLY",
    "inscription_text_state": "METADATA_ONLY_PENDING_EDITION_REVIEW",
    "local_host_state": "METADATA_ONLY"
}
Evidence Boundary
The inscription demonstrates a synagogue and some of its stated functions in Jerusalem. Proposed identification with a specific synagogue mentioned in Acts is an additional interpretation and is not asserted by this catalog record.