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Location

BEER0001

Beersheba, 6th Century CE. Marble slab. Funerary.

Transcription

+ ἐνθάδε κεῖτε ἡ μακαρία Στεφανία ἀναπαεῖσα μηνὸς Λώου, κατὰ Ἄραβας ιθ᾿ ἰνδικτιῶνος δ᾿

Translation

Here lies the blessed Stephania, who came to rest in the month of Loios according to the Arabs 19, indiction 4.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Date is uncertain: the 19th Arab year was not the fourth indiction; location is uncertain: the museum note is not clear whether the inscription came from Hebron or Beersheba.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 61 cm; W: 44 cm; D: 6 cm

Date

500 CE to 599 CE

Current location

Rockafeller Museum, Jerusalem - inv. S-971

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Figueras, Pau. Byzantine Inscriptions from Beersheva and the Negev. Beersheva: Negev Museum, 1985.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Figueras, Pau. Byzantine Inscriptions from Beersheva and the Negev. Beersheva: Negev Museum, 1985.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Figueras, Pau. Byzantine Inscriptions from Beersheva and the Negev. Beersheva: Negev Museum, 1985.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," BEER0001, 12 June 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89