The Boule of Baitolethepha (Beit-Nattif): Evidence for Village and Toparchy Administration in Judea
Abstract A clay seal from the collection of the late professor Dan Barag bears an inscription The Boule of Baitolethepha . The village of Baitolethepha (Beit-Nattif/Pella) was the administrative center of a Toparchy in Judea. This seal seems to prove that central toparchy villages, at least in Roman...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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| In: |
Journal for the study of Judaism
Year: 2020, Volume: 51, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 571-582 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Beit Nattif
/ Epigraphy
/ City council
/ Administration
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Judea / Palaestina
B Roman Syria B Jewish institutions B Roman Egypt B town councils B local administration |
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| Summary: | Abstract A clay seal from the collection of the late professor Dan Barag bears an inscription The Boule of Baitolethepha . The village of Baitolethepha (Beit-Nattif/Pella) was the administrative center of a Toparchy in Judea. This seal seems to prove that central toparchy villages, at least in Roman period Judea, had local councils called boulai and that this type of institution was not exclusive to poleis . |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0631 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of Judaism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700631-12511287 |