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CAES0675

Caesarea, 3rd Century CE. Plaque. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

+ ΘήκηΧρίστος ΣυμΑ

Translation

Tomb … of Sim...

Diplomatic

ΘΗΚϹΥΜΑ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The glyphs on the left hand side could potentially be read as an α and ρ making a vertical inscription αρ( )α, which raises the possibility that the inscription is Jewish.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

200 CE to 299 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Lajtar, A. “Caesarea Maritima. Epitaph, 3rd Cent. AD.” Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 47 (1997): 599. insc 1980.
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Source of transcription

  • Lajtar, A. “Caesarea Maritima. Epitaph, 3rd Cent. AD.” Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 47 (1997): 599. insc 1980.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Lajtar, A. “Caesarea Maritima. Epitaph, 3rd Cent. AD.” Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 47 (1997): 599. insc 1980.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," CAES0675, 26 July 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89