Sample Sources
The sources below are those contained in our three curated collections—covering themes of Passover, Gender Roles, and Holocaust Resistance. They represent a fraction of the thousands of sources that will be available when the full site launches in 2024.
Alexander the Great Coin
During Alexander’s reign, official coins bearing his name and image were struck throughout the empire. The front of this silver coin depicts Alexander as Herakles, and the back depicts a seated Zeus…
Painted Tile
This painted tile has a Greek inscription reading “Heliodoros, the Actuarius.” An actuarius was a Roman military official who allocated provisions and wages to servicemen. In the image, Heliodoros is…
Hebrew Mosaic Inscription, Susiya
This mosaic inscription from the synagogue at Susiya, in the Hebron hills, names R. Isai and R. Yoḥanan as benefactors of the synagogue building.
Babatha’s Cache
Babatha cache, 94–132 CE. Found wrapped in a leather bundle in the Cave of Letters in the Judean desert (see Bar Kokhba Letters and Archaeology), these papyri include…
Two-Sided Magical Amulet
The front of this amulet depicts the binding of Isaac, and the back has four lines in pseudo-Hebrew script. The Hebrew is nonsensical, which suggests that the amulet was made for a Christian client.
“To the Place of Trumpeting” Inscription
Collection of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Avraham Hay.
