Συναγωγή τῶν Ιουδαίων καὶ θεοσεβῶν (The Community of Jews and God-Fearing) in Pantikapaion-Bosporos
Journal: Materials in Archaeology History and Ethnography of Tauria
Year: 2023

The earliest account of the Judaic community and prayer room in the city of Pantikapaion appears in six manumission inscriptions dated from 57 to the second century AD. These manumissions are standard legal acts certifying the release of pagan slaves from slavery in a prayer house (προσευχή) in Pantikapaion. According to the release conditions described, the said manumissions comprise of two groups. Simultaneous Judaic Bosporan manumissions from Pantikapaion refer to two Judaic communities: the