New Gold "Lamellae" and Amulet Capsules from (judaeo-Christian) Graves at Juliopolis

The present study examines two gold amulet capsules (unopened) and four gold sheets (lamellae), inscribed in Greek, that were recovered from rescue operations of gravefields at ancient Juliopolis ('Iouliopoulis) in Bithynia. The finds which come from three separate Chamosoria (rock-carved ciste...

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Autores principales: Arslan, Melih 1953- (Autor) ; Kotansky, Roy D. 1953- (Autor) ; Yeği̇n, Yavuz (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Artículo
Lenguaje:Sin contenido lingüístico
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: ©2023
En: Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum
Año: 2021, Volumen: 64/65, Páginas: 87-105
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Iuliopolis / Tumba / Hallazgos / Amuleto / Cápsula / Orphicae Lamellae / Judaísmo / Cristianismo primitivo
Clasificaciones IxTheo:AG Vida religiosa
HD Judaísmo primitivo
HH Arqueología
KAB Cristianismo primitivo
KBL Oriente Medio
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Sumario:The present study examines two gold amulet capsules (unopened) and four gold sheets (lamellae), inscribed in Greek, that were recovered from rescue operations of gravefields at ancient Juliopolis ('Iouliopoulis) in Bithynia. The finds which come from three separate Chamosoria (rock-carved cistern) tombs (118, 139, and 190) and one chamber tomb (138) from the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE spotlight the Judaeo-Christian inscriptions addressed to the monotheistic God on each of the four unrolled gold "scrolls", presented here as first editions. Based upon the absence of specified diseases and named persons on the gold tablets, as well as the remarkable invocation of Dionysus as Baccheus of Nysa alongside the Hebrew ABRAŌTH on the largest of the metal plaques, it is suggested here that these talismans, which were deposited with the dead, served as ›passports‹ for the deceased in the manner of the classical "Orphic"-Dionysian gold tablets. Inherent Jewish and Christian elements found on the sheets further bind the group of diverse finds to a common religio-magical textual milieu.
Notas:Im Web unter: "https://doi.org/10.17438/978-3-402-10726-3"
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ISSN:0075-2541
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum