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FEIN0007

Feinan, Mid-5th century CE. Stele. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

Κλαύδιος

Translation

Claudius(?)

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The text is split by the vertical bar of the cross. Kappa and lamda are above the horizontal bar. Only the upper edges of the letters ΔΙ and ΟΣ are preserved in the lower corners of the cross, below the letters Α and Ι respectively.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 54 cm; W: 24.5 cm; D: —

Date

430 CE to 475 CE

Current location

British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History

Figures

  • Big isosceles incised cross ending in linear serifs upper half of the stele, in the middle

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

Source of translation

No bibliography available for translation.

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. insc 74.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," FEIN0007, 24 July 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89