| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Red painted. Funerary. | beth0180 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Λαμπρὸς
ὢν Προκόπις ὧδε κῖτε
Εἰσᾶ ἐνθάδε
|
Procopis the illustrious
lies here ; Eisa (also) lies here.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Hall. Funerary. | beth0181 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
ΒΑ ἱερεὺς
Ῥαβὶ Ἱερώνυμος
Ὧδε κῖτε ἐς ἀει Πανιώνις
ΑΙΕΝΗ
|
The priest
Rabbi
Hieronymos. Here lies
Panionis for
eternity.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Above kokh. Funerary. | beth0182 | Greek, Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Εἰούδας ἱερεύς
|
Judah the priest
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Above arcosolium. Red painted. Funerary. | beth0183 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἔνθα κῖται Διοδώρα μήτηρ Ἐπιτυχίου
|
Here lies
Diodora, mother of Epitychios.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 250 CE to 300 CE. White marble slab. Funerary. | beth0184 | Greek | Between 250 CE and 300 CE |
Κατερίης τόδε σῦμα λίψανον φέρει φθιτὸν ἄφθιτον ἠὲ λαμπρὰν σῷζον μνίαν
γεναίης. θήκατο δέ μιν ἐνθάδε Ζηνοβία μητέρος ἑῆς τίουσα
ἐφημοσύνας, τοῦτό σοι, μακαρτάτη, καρπὸς σὸς
ἐδίματο ἣν τέκες ἔχ’ ἀγανῶν εὐσεβίην λαγόνων, ῥεζει γὰρ κλυτὰ ἔργα,
ἐνὶ φθιμένοις αἰεί, ὄφρα δὴ ἄμφω καὶ μετὰ τέρμα βίου νέον ἠδ’
ἀσκύλευτον αὖθις ἔχοιτε πλοῦτον.
|
This tomb contains the
dwindling remains of noble
Karteria
Preserving forever her illustrious memory.
Zenobia
brought her here for burial, Fulfilling thus her mother's behest. For you, most blessed of women, your
offspring, Whom you bore from your gentle womb, your pious
daughter, For she
always does actions praiseworthy in the eyes of mortals Erected this monument
so that even after the end of life's term You may both enjoy again new
indestructible riches.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Lintel. Funerary. | beth0185 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Κύριε μνήσθηθι τῆς δούλης σου ΠρειμόσαςΚύριε μνήσθηθι τοῦ δούλου σου
Σακέρδωτος
|
Lord, remember your servant
Primosa. Lord, remember your servant
Sakerdus.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Lintel. Funerary. | beth0186 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Σωκράτους
|
Of Socrates
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Red painted and engraved. Funerary. | beth0187 | Greek, Latin | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Σαβῖνος
|
Sabinus
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Incised between arcosolia. Black. Funerary. | beth0188 | Greek, Latin | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Εὐμύρι Σαβῖνε οὐδὶς ἀθάναθος
|
May your lot be a good one, Sabinus ; no one is immortal.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Carved wall. Black. Funerary. | beth0189 | Greek, Latin | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Σαβέρις υἱὸς Σαβίνου ἀρχιβάφθου
|
Saberis, son of Sabinus
the clothdyer
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Red painted wall near arcosolium. Funerary. | beth0190 | Greek, Hebrew, Latin | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Βεννιαμὶν υἱὸς Ἰουλίου ὀθονιακοῦ υἱοῦ
Μακροβίου κρατίστου
|
Benjamin, son of Julius
the clothmerchant, son of the excellent
Makrobios
|
| Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 400 CE. Wall. Funerary. | beth0191 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἰοῦστος ζῶν ἰπήνευσε πρώτης
Πανώμου
|
Justus commanded in
his lifetime, on the first of Panemos.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Red painted wall near arcosolium. Funerary. | beth0192 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἐνθάδε κῖτε Σεμνοῦς ἡ καὶ Σιρικὶς ἡ
κυρὰ ἡμῶν
|
Here lies
Semnous, also called Sirikis
, our mistress.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 400 CE. Hall. Funerary. | beth0193 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ὑπερέχις
ἐνθάδε
κῖτε
|
Here lies
Hyperechis.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Wall near entrance to catacomb. Funerary. | beth0194 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Θαρσῖτε πατέρες ὅσιοι οὐδὶς ἀθάνατος
|
Be of good courage, pious
parents ! No one is immortal.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 400 CE. Hall near entrance to catacomb.
Funerary. | beth0195 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
εχ Εὐτυχῶς τῇ ὑμῶν
υ ἀναστάσι
|
Good luck for the resurrection of your souls
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Arch. Funerary. | beth0196 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἀγρίππας
|
Agrippas
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Doorpost. Funerary. | beth0197 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἀλύπις
|
Alypis
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 400 CE. Wall. Funerary. | beth0198 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
ΜεωνιτονΜεωνιτῶν
|
From
Ma'on
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Red painted stone slab. Funerary. | beth0199 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Δομνικὰ ἡ μικρά
|
Domnika the little
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Lintel. Funerary. | beth0200 | Greek, Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Τόπος Θεοδοσίας τῆς καὶ Σάρας Τυρίας
|
The tomb of
Theodosia,
also (called) Sarah
, from
Tyre
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Slab. Funerary. | beth0201 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Μνῆμα Καλλιόπης μιζοτέρας καὶ ἀπελευθέρας
τοῦ τῆς λαμπρᾶς μνήμης Προκοπίου
|
The tomb of Calliope the elder, the freed
woman of Procopios, of blessed
memory
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Above arch of arcosolium. Red painted. Funerary. | beth0202 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Παρθένης
|
Parthenes
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Marble slab. Dedication. | beth0203 | Greek, Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ῥὶβ Σουμωῆλος συστέλλοντος καὶ Ἰούδα κοιμῶντος
|
Rabbi
Samuel
who arranges (the limbs of the
dead) and Judah
who lays out the corpse.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 400 CE. Slab. Funerary. | beth0204 | Greek, Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἰακὼς Καισαρεὺς ἀρχισυνάγωγος, Πανφυλίας
שלום
|
Jacob from
Caesarea
, the head of the
synagogue, of Pamphylia. Shalom.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. White marble slab. Funerary. | beth0205 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Μαρ Θιετήτου
|
Mar
Thietetos
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Marble plaque. Funerary. | beth0206 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Τοῦ ἐπὶ
ἀπαρτίας
|
Of him who is responsible for the furniture and equipment
(?)
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. White marble plaque. Funerary. | beth0207 | Greek, Hebrew, Latin | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Σαμουήλου
υἱοῦ
Γερμανοῦ
πενιχροῦ
|
[The tomb] of
Samuel, son
of Germanus
the poor
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. White marble slab. Dedication. | beth0208 | Greek, Latin | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
γος Γαΐου
ἀνέθηκεν
|
...gos, son of Gaius
dedicated
[this].
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. White marble slab. Funerary. | beth0209 | Greek, Hebrew, Latin | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἀντωνίνου Ἰούδα ῥιββὶ Παρηγορίου
|
Of
Antoninus, son of
Judah, son of Rabbi
Paregorios
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 400 CE. Slab. Funerary. | beth0210 | Greek, Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἰούδα Ἰσᾶ
|
Judah, son of Isis
...
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. White marble plaque. Funerary. | beth0211 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
καὶ τοῖς τέγνοις
|
For my children also...
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. White marble slab. Funerary. | beth0212 | Greek, Latin | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Σιλουανός
Σατορνίλου
|
Silvanus, son of Satornilus
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. White marble slab. Funerary. | beth0213 | Greek, Latin | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἀυῖτος τοῦ δεῖνα
ἀρχισυνάγωγος
|
Auitus, head of [the synagogue]
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. White marble plaque. Funerary. | beth0214 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Πᾶν Πεῖν
|
Pan, Pein
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 400 CE. Plaque. Funerary. | beth0215 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
ου Ζωΐλῳ
ἀδελφῷ
ζωντ
παρὰ
τοῦ
δεῖνος
| [no translation] |
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. White marble plaque. Funerary. | beth0216 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἰωνᾶς Σίμωνος
|
John, son of Simon
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Marble slab. Funerary. | beth0217 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἐνθάδε κεῖται
ος
Π
| [no translation] |
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Marble plaque. Funerary. | beth0218 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
ΝΟΝ
|
NON
|
| Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 400 CE. Pottery. Ownership label. | beth0219 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Λολοῦ
|
Of Lolos
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim, 200 CE to 400 CE. Arcosolium. Funerary. | beth0220 | Greek, Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Κυρὰ Μαριαμ θυγάτερ ῥαβὶ Εἰούδα παρὰ Σουσία
שלום
|
Lady
Miriam, daughter of Rabbi
Judah
, by the care of Sosias, shalom
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Marble slab. Funerary. | beth0221 | Greek, Aramaic | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Εἰσᾶ Ζηρα Σύμωνος
|
(Tomb) of
Isas, son of Zera, son of Simon
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Red painted arcosolium. Funerary. | beth0222 | Greek, Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
Ἰωσῆ ἀρχισυναγώγου Σίδονος
|
(Tomb) of Yose,
the archisynagogos from
Sidon
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Red painted wall of arcosolium. Funerary. | beth0223 | Hebrew, Aramaic | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
כל מן דיפתח
הדה קבורתה
על על מן דבגוה
ימות בסוף ביש
|
Anyone who shall open this burial upon whomever
is inside it shall die of an evil end.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Above kokh. Red painted. Funerary. | beth0224 | Aramaic, Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
דקביר בהדין
שמעון בר יוחנן
ובשבועה דכל
דיפתח עלוי יהי מאית בסוף ביש
|
He who is buried here is
Shimon the son of Yohanan
; and on oath whoever
shall open upon him shall die of an evil end.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Red painted slab (covering kokh?). Funerary. | beth0225 | Aramaic, Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
כל מן דיפתח
|
Anyone who shall open...
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Door jamb. Funerary. | beth0226 | Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
עאיקסו
|
[May] I attain
[happiness].
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Red painted door. Funerary. | beth0227 | Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
זה משכבו של יודן בן לוי לוי לעולם בשלום יהי שוי שוי
משכבו בשלום של יודן בן לוי
|
This is the resting place of
Yudan
son of Levi
forever in peace. May his resting place
be set (?) in peace. Of Yudan son of Levi.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Below arcosolium. Red painted. Funerary. | beth0228 | Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
זה משכבו של יודן בן לווי לעום
|
This is the resting place of
Yudan
son of Levi
forever.
|
| Galilee. Beth Shearim. 200 CE to 400 CE. Below arcosolium. Red painted. Funerary. | beth0229 | Hebrew | Between 200 CE and 400 CE |
טבלה
|
Tablah
|