§84 Bread Stamp

Bread Stamp

(0084) Text: Iosepu(s)

Translation: Josephus

Commentary: Graffito impression from bread stamp on Masada wall; it may attest a Jewish soldier in a legion participating in the conquest of Masada, given the language of Latin and obviously Jewish name.

Provenience: Masada, Judaea 66-74 CE

Bibliography: Mas936