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JEWISH EPIGRAPHY

The evidence for Jews in Sicily dates almost entirely to the fourth century AD and later (inscription 32 is the earliest datable text, 383 AD). It is, however, very likely that the community was established well before that date. The evidence is mostly funerary texts, amulets and other inscribed objects, often with Jewish symbols, such as the menorah.
Menorah.
Example of a Latin character.
Example of a Hebrew character.
Example of a Greek character (see inscription 30).