Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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FEIN0003

Feinan, 592 CE (?). Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

ἀπέθανεν τὸ τρίτον τοῦ κόσμου. +

Translation

(died)one-thirdof the population.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
ἀπέθανεν may alternatively precede line two (before τὸ), leaving a gap for line 1. The two possibilities express the uncertainty whether the tombstone is broken only in the upper or both in the upper and lower half parts. This is the third epitaph written for a victim of the famine (see also Fein 0001 and Fein 0002), as the fragmentaly final phrase attests, and it thus may be dated to 592 CE. The textual and palaeographical similarity suggests not only that the three epitaphs were contemporary, but also that they probably belonged to members of the same family.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 35 cm; W: 37.5 cm; D: —

Date

592 CE to 592 CE

Current location

British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History

Figures

  • Traces of a big incised cross below the inscription, to the left

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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Other sources

  • Meimaris, Yiannis E., and Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. 1b. The Greek Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora) (Supplement), Khirbet Qazone and Feinan. Vol. 1b. Athens, 2008.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," FEIN0003, 12 September 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89