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ZOOR0340

Zoora, 7 May 459 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).

Transcription

Εἷς Θεὸς, ὁ πάντων Δεσπότης. ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Κύρας Καϊάμου, ἀποθανούσης μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος ἐτῶν λ, ἐν ἔτιἔτει τνδ, ἐνμηνὶ Ἀρτεμεσίου ζι, ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου ε. Θάρσιθάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος.

Translation

One (is) the God, the Lord of all. Monument of Kyra, (daughter) oF Kaiamos, who died having a good name (at the age) of 30 years, in the year 354, on (the) 17th (day) of (the) month Artemisios, on (the) 5th day of (the) Lord (Thursday). Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription records the date as the 5th day of the Lord (Thursday), the 17th day of the month Artemisios, in the year 354 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is May 7, 459 CE. The tombstone is one of about 700 discovered in Byzantine Zoora. The majority of the Greek tombstones from this location have been identified as Christian.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 55 cm; W: 35.5 cm; D: —

Date

459 CE to 459 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Three sided frame with deeply incised lines surrounds the inscription on the upper, left and right sides

  • Faint traces of a red painted guide-line below the third line

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

  • Meimaris, Yiannis E., and Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. 1b. The Greek Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora) (Supplement), Khirbet Qazone and Feinan. Vol. 1b. Athens, 2008. insc 34.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Meimaris, Yiannis E., and Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. 1b. The Greek Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora) (Supplement), Khirbet Qazone and Feinan. Vol. 1b. Athens, 2008. insc 34.
    Zotero

Other sources

  • Meimaris, Yiannis, and Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. Ia: The Greek Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora). Athens, Greece: National Hellenic Research Foundation, 2005. insc 340.
    Zotero
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