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BYIS0001
Beerot Yishaq, 23 Feb 505 CE. Tomb. Epitaph.
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+θήκη τοῦ τρισμακαρίου
Ἀλεξάνδρου πρεσβυτέρου καὶ
ἀρχιμανδρίτου· ἀνεπάη τῇ Περιτίου θκʹ
τοῦ εξφʹ ἔτους, ἰνδικτιῶνος
γιʹ |
Translation Tomb of the thrice-blessed Alexander, priest and archimandrite. He rested on
Peritios 29th, year 565, indiction 13 |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: 91 cm; W: 42 cm; D: 4 cm
Date
505 CE to 505 CE
Current location
Collection of Jawdat al-Khoudary, Gaza, inv. no. JKC 1627.
Figures
Large encircled cross beneath inscription
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroSupplementum Epigraphicum Graecum. Vol. 17, 1960.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroSupplementum Epigraphicum Graecum. Vol. 17, 1960.
Source of translation
- ZoteroChambon, A. Gaza from Sand and Sea: Art and History in the Jawdat al-Khoudary Collection. Gaza: Mansour, 2012.
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