he inscriptions of the Synagogue in Cordoba (Spain)
The Inscriptions
Now we are going to speak about the inscription found in the Oratory. The purpose of this chapter is to replicate the markings of the Prayer Room, we have reached today, in order to make a more complete and consistent valuation with the importance of the building.
In the South Wall, the inscriptions that frame the vain access belong to verse
34 of Chapter 8 of the book of proverbs: "Happy the man that listens, waiting by my doors every day, controlling the jambs of my entrances! Open the doors and do come right people, keeping the loyalty!". However, the inscriptions that frame the windows are in poor condition, although it is known that relate to Psalm 122. There were more inscriptions in this wall, but are not conserved.
In the Oriental Wall highlight those in the molding that frames the entire wall, are the verses of the Psalter: "I will go to your temple and i will be faithful. I have asked one thing to yahveh and this i pretend, to live in jahveh ‘s house all the days of my life, enjoying the grace of jahveh and early in the morning, visit his temple". On the right there is, framed in a rectangle, that says
: "Little santuary and house of the witness Ishap Moreb, Efrein Wadowa’s son, the year 65. Turn, my God, and rebuild Jerusalem!".
In the North Wall, as I said before, there are two inscriptions that crown the wall, they say the following verses from the Psalms and the Psalms: "Come, adore, bow, in front of Jahveh, our maker, go into his house he is saint. Pray to him with joy. All people will glorify you.come and sing to Jahveh, acclaim to the rock of health".
Finally, in the Occidental Wall have been able to recover some fragments of inscriptions, however, highlight a inscription that deals the 4 verse of Cantar de los Cantares (The Song of Songs of Solomon): "As David’s tower is your neck, built with your trophies, 1000 shields hang from it , all spark of heros".
Text: J.A.S.C.
Traslated by Sara Moretti