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Golan Heights. El-'Αl, Late Hellenistic or Roman Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

θάρσει Μαρθόνη ἐττῶν λ´η´

Translation

[Be of good courage] Marthone(?)! Thirty-eight years old.

Diplomatic

ΑΡΘΟΝΗ ΤΛΗ

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Notes
This is an incomplete tombstone inscription. The upper and left portions of the stone are missing. We assume the standard Greek opening "Be of good courage"; as usual it is followed by the name and age of the deceased. The first letter of the name could be Μ as feminine names in Μαρθ- are fairly common. Dimensions given are for the entire remainder of the tombstone.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 30 cm; W: 20 cm; D: 12 cm

Date

150 BCE to 300 CE

Current location

Unknown

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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Other sources

  • Gregg, Robert C., and Dan Urman. Jews, Pagans, and Christians in the Golan Heights: Greek and Other Inscriptions of the Roman and Byzantine Eras. South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism 140. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996.
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