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Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae ( CIIP ) is a corpus of all ancient inscriptions from the fourth century BC to the seventh century CE discovered in Israel – i.e.1“a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad.” Part 1 of Volume 1 was published in 2010, and Part 2 of Volume 1 in 2012. Inscriptions are in ten different languages, including Hebrew , ancient Greek , Latin , Phoenician , Aramaic , Syriac and Nabatean . The seven volume series documents inscriptions from Jerusalem , Caesarea and the northern coastal plain, Jaffa and the southern coastal plain, Ein Gedi and Masada , Galilee . The researchers partners are Prof. Hannah Cotton , Chair of Classics at the Hebrew University , Prof. Jonathan Price from Tel Aviv University and a team of German researchers led by Professors Werner Eck and Walter Ameling . The project was conceived and planned in 1997, and is mostly funded by the German Research Foundation , which gave the project a million euros.2
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Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae ( CIIP ) is an international project aims to document all ancient inscriptions discovered in Israeli territory between the fourth century BC to the seventh century AD, in ten different languages such as Hebrew , ancient Greek , Latin , Phoenician , Aramaic , Syriac and Nabatean . The project would included seven volumes of inscriptions from Jerusalem , Caesare and the northern coastal plain, Jaffa and the southern coastal plain, Ein Gedi and Masada , Galilee . The researchers partners are Prof. Hannah Cotton , Chair of Classics at the University, Prof. Jonathan Price from Tel Aviv University and a team of German researchers led by Professors Werner Eck and Walter Ameling . The project began in 1999 and consists mostly funded by German Research Foundation gave the project a million euros. v t e
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Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae ( CIIP ) is a corpus of all ancient inscriptions from the fourth century BC to the seventh century CE discovered in Israel.Inscriptions are in ten different languages, including Hebrew , ancient Greek , Latin , Phoenician , Aramaic , Syriac and Nabatean .The seven volume series documents inscriptions from Jerusalem , Caesarea and the northern coastal plain, Jaffa and the southern coastal plain, Ein Gedi and Masada , Galilee . The researchers partners are Prof. Hannah Cotton , Chair of Classics at the Hebrew University , Prof. Jonathan Price from Tel Aviv University and a team of German researchers led by Professors Werner Eck and Walter Ameling . The project began in 1999 and is mostly funded by the German Research Foundation , which gave the project a million euros.
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Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae ( CIIP ) is a series of books documenting almost all the ancient inscriptions from the fourth century BC to the seventh century CE discovered on the territory of ancient Judaea / Syria Palaestina (the Palestine region ) and studied primarily by Israeli scientists.Excluded are areas in modern Syria and Jordan covered by two similar dedicated publications ( "Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie / "... de la Jordanie" ).The early Arabic inscriptions which postdate the Muslim conquest are also not included and make the subject of " Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae " (CIAP).CIIP is thus "a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad ", as indicated by the subtitle.Rollston Epigraphy: Inscriptions from the Levantine World .
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series of books documenting almost all the ancient inscriptions from the fourth century bc to the seventh centu
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