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JAFF0021

Jaffa, 4th-6th century CE. Tombstone. Funerary.

Transcription

ΤόποςΕἰακωΚαπάδοκοςκὲ Ἀχολίας συνβίου αὐτοῦ κὲ Ἀστεριου

Translation

Burial place of Eiako from Cappadocia and Acholia his wife, and Asterios.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The inscription suggests the burial place of a couple and of a third person, perhaps their son.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 42 cm; W: 38 cm; D: 3.8 cm

Date

301 CE to 600 CE

Current location

Unknown

Figures

  • Menorah in the middle of lines 4-7

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Veronese, Anna. “The Inscriptions of the Jaffa Necropolis.” M.A. Thesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2009. (IIP-593).
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Veronese, Anna. “The Inscriptions of the Jaffa Necropolis.” M.A. Thesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2009. (IIP-593).
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Veronese, Anna. “The Inscriptions of the Jaffa Necropolis.” M.A. Thesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2009. (IIP-593).
    Zotero
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