Talmud Yerushalmi
Yerushalmi Avodah Zarah 4:2 ירושלמי עבודה זרה ד׳:ב׳
Part of: Chapter 4
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משנה: מָצָא בְרֹאשׁוֹ מָעוֹת כְּסוּת אוֹ כֵלִים הֲרֵי אֵילּוּ מוּתָּרִין. פְּרַכִּילֵי עֲנָבִים וַעֲטָרוֹת שֶׁל שִׁבֳּלִים וְיֵינוֹת וּשְׁמָנִים וּסְלָתוֹת וְכָל דָּבָר שֶׁכַּיּוֹצֵא בוֹ קָרֵב עַל גַּבֵּי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אָסוּר:
MISHNAH: If one found on top of it41Of a Mercurius mound. coins, garments, or vessels, they are permitted42Since only stones are offerings to the Mercurius. There is a dissenting opinion in Tosephta 6:13 which forbids coins found on the top stone.. Branches of vine43Greek φραγέλλιον “twig”., wreaths of ears of grain, wines, oils, and fine flours, and anything similar to what is offered on the altar44Anything of a kind acceptable for the altar in the Temple is forbidden if offered to any pagan deity even if the latter is not usually worshipped in this way. Cf. Sanhedrin7:11, Note 239. is forbidden.
MISHNAH: If one found on top of it41Of a Mercurius mound. coins, garments, or vessels, they are permitted42Since only stones are offerings to the Mercurius. There is a dissenting opinion in Tosephta 6:13 which forbids coins found on the top stone.. Branches of vine43Greek φραγέλλιον “twig”., wreaths of ears of grain, wines, oils, and fine flours, and anything similar to what is offered on the altar44Anything of a kind acceptable for the altar in the Temple is forbidden if offered to any pagan deity even if the latter is not usually worshipped in this way. Cf. Sanhedrin7:11, Note 239. is forbidden.
הלכה: מָצָא בְרֹאשׁוֹ מָעוֹת כול׳. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹנָתָן. לֹא סוֹף דָּבָר עֲטָרוֹת שִׁיבֳּולִים אֶלָּא אֲפִילוּ עֲטָרוֹת שֶׁלְּוֶורֶד. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי. לֹא סוֹף דָּבָר מֶרְקוּלִיס וּבְרֹאשׁוֹ מָעוֹת אֶלָּא אֲפִילוּ עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה שֶׁאֵין לָהּ קַנְקֵלִּין מָצָא בְתוֹכָהּ כְּסוּת אוֹ כֵלִים הֲרֵי אֵילּוּ מוּתָּרִין.
HALAKHAH: “If one found coins on top of it,” etc. Rebbi Jonathan said, not only wreaths of ears of grain but even wreaths of roses45Which are forbidden as ornaments and also because they are used in Isis worship.. Rebbi Yose said, not only a Mercurius and on top of it coins but even any pagan place which has no lattice work46Which separates the area reserved for priests from that of common worshippers, where everything is forbidden as appurtenances of idols (Chapter 2 Note 219, Chapter 3 Note 132). If no such separation exists, nothing is reserved for the idol except what is on it. The Babli has the opposite rule, 51b. and he found in it garments or vessels, they are permitted.
HALAKHAH: “If one found coins on top of it,” etc. Rebbi Jonathan said, not only wreaths of ears of grain but even wreaths of roses45Which are forbidden as ornaments and also because they are used in Isis worship.. Rebbi Yose said, not only a Mercurius and on top of it coins but even any pagan place which has no lattice work46Which separates the area reserved for priests from that of common worshippers, where everything is forbidden as appurtenances of idols (Chapter 2 Note 219, Chapter 3 Note 132). If no such separation exists, nothing is reserved for the idol except what is on it. The Babli has the opposite rule, 51b. and he found in it garments or vessels, they are permitted.