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EGAL0001

Eastern Galilee, 429/430 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

Ἰησοῦς + Χριστός Α + Ω Βαρσίμας υἱὸς Μαξίμου ἐτῶν κα ἐτούς αλυ +

Translation

Jesus Christ. Alpha-omega. Barsimas son of Maximus; aged 21 years, in the year 431.

Diplomatic

+ Α+Ω ΑΡϹΙΜΑ ΙΟϹ ΜΑΞΙ ΜΟΥ ΕΤΩΝ ΚΑ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΑΛΥ +

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Notes
The missing segment above the arms of the cross could have contained the letters ΙϹ ΧϹ, Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς, which complete the formula: "Jesus Christ, the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end" (Revelation 22:13). The year of Barsimas death, 431, was probably determined according to the ear of Panias (Caesarea-Philippi), the provincial capital whose rule extended over the north part of the Golan Heights: it would be equivalent to 429/430 CE.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 78 cm; W: 37 cm; D: 19 cm

Date

429 CE to 430 CE

Current location

Beit Hameiri collection in Safed

Figures

  • Cross centered on top of the stone

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Damati, Emanuel. “Three Inscriptions from Eastern Galilee.” Atiqot 35 (1998): 151–55.
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Source of transcription

  • Damati, Emanuel. “Three Inscriptions from Eastern Galilee.” Atiqot 35 (1998): 151–55.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Damati, Emanuel. “Three Inscriptions from Eastern Galilee.” Atiqot 35 (1998): 151–55.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," EGAL0001, 12 June 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89