Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae / Palaestinae

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The Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae / Palaestinae ( CIIP for short ) is an Israeli-German edition project on ancient epigraphy , which aims to publish all the inscriptions of the Israel / Palestine area from the time of the Greek and Roman rule there.

The full title is Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae / Palaestinae: A multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad. The beginning of Greek rule under Alexander the Great (332 BC) on the one hand and the conquest by the Arabs (between 638 and 640 AD) on the other hand were chosen as the approximate temporal cornerstones . In individual cases, for example with the Ostraka from Idumea , the editors went beyond this time limit. All inscriptions in the study area were recorded, regardless of the language used. The texts contained are mainly in the traditional languages ​​of the region ( Hebrew and various varieties of Aramaic ) and in the supraregional lingua franca of the time ( ancient Greek and Latin ), but also in early North Arabic dialects ( Thamudic and Safaitic ) and a few other languages ​​( e.g. ancient Georgian , Altarmenisch , Coptic , even occasionally Phoenician and the South Arabian Sabean) drafted.

The Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae / Palaestinae is being developed in a cooperation project between the University of Cologne , the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Tel Aviv . In the initial phase, financial support was provided by the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research & Development (1999–2001), then by the Israel Science Foundation (2001–2004) and finally by the German Research Foundation (since 2005). The funds from the Max Planck Research Prize , which the publisher Werner Eck received for 2000, were also used for financing. The editors are (in alphabetical order) Walter Ameling (from Volume II), Hannah M. Cotton , Leah Di Segni (only Volume I), Werner Eck , Avner Ecker (only Volume IV), Benjamin Isaac , Alla Kuschnir-Stein, Haggai Misgav , Jonathan Price , Peter Weiß (only Volume IV), Israel Roll (only Volume I, 1) and Ada Yardeni .

The entire work is written in English. All inscriptions are numbered consecutively. The individual volumes are structured geographically and the inscriptions of the city of Jerusalem (Volume 1), Caesarea and the central Mediterranean coast (Volume 2), the southern Mediterranean coast (Volume 3), Judea (Volume 4), Galilee (Volume 5, not yet published) and the Negev (Volume 6, not yet published). In addition to the original text, if necessary a transliteration , a translation and a brief comment on the reading, each entry also contains information on the inscription carrier, the place of discovery and the current storage location, (if possible) a photographic image and a bibliography. A general index is also planned, which will be published after completion of the entire work.

The individual volumes of the Corpus were received very positively in the professional world.

Volumes

  • Volume I, 1: Jerusalem. Part 1, De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2010, ISBN 978-3-11-022219-7 (inscriptions 1–704).
  • Volume I, 2: Jerusalem. Part 2, De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-025188-3 (inscriptions 705–1120).
  • Volume II: Caesarea and the Middle Coast. De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-022217-3 (inscriptions 1121-2160).
  • Volume III: South Coast. De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-033746-4 (inscriptions 2161-2648).
  • Volume IV, 1: Iudaea / Idumaea. Part 1, De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2018, ISBN 978-3-11-053744-4 (inscriptions 2649–3324).
  • Volume IV, 2: Iudaea / Idumaea. Part 2, De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2018, ISBN 978-3-11-054364-3 (inscriptions 3325–3978).
  • Volume IV, 3 Ostraca from Iudaea / Idumaea. Scheduled for 2021.
  • Volume IV, 4 Ostraca from Iudaea / Idumaea. Scheduled for 2021.
  • Volume V, 1: Galilee. Scheduled for 2021.
  • Volume V, 2: Galilee. Scheduled for 2021.
  • Volume VI: Negev.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Werner Eck: Rome and Judaea. Five lectures on Roman rule in Palestine. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-16-149460-4 , p. 165, note 17.
  2. ↑ Werner Eck: Rome and Judaea. Five lectures on Roman rule in Palestine. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-16-149460-4 , p. 166.
  3. ^ A b Hannah M. Cotton, Werner Eck: Preface. In: Same et al. (Ed.): Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae / Palaestinae. Volume I, 1: Jerusalem. Part 1, De Gruyter, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-11-022219-7 , pp. V – XII, here p. VIII.
  4. ↑ See, for example, the following reviews: Simon Gathercole: Jerusalem and Caesarea Inscriptions and New Testament Study: A Review Article. In: Journal for the Study of the New Testament. Volume 35, Number 4, pp. 394-401 (relating to Volumes I, 1, I, 2 and II); Benet Salway: Review of "Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae / Palaestinae [...]". In: Journal of Roman Studies . Volume 104, 2014, pp. 286–288 (for volumes I, 1, I, 2 and II); Yaron Z. Eliav: Review of "Corpus inscriptionum Iudaeae / Palaestinae. Volume II: Caesarea and the Middle Coast: 1121-2160 ". In: Bryn Mawr Classical Review , September 17, 2012, accessed on February 21, 2019 (on Volume II); Christopher Rollston: Review of Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae / Palaestinae, Volume II: Caesarea and the Middle Coast, 1121-2160. Rollston Epigraphy, January 21, 2013, accessed February 21, 2019; Konstantin M. Klein: Review of "Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae / Palaestinae [...]". In: Plekos. Volume 20, 2018, pp. 335–349 ( online ) (for volumes IV, 1 and IV, 2).
  5. ↑ Simon Gathercole: Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae / Palaestinae III: A Review. In: Journal for the Study of the New Testament. Volume 37, number 4, pp. 470-473, here p. 473.