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Location

JAFF0026

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

Transcription

חייא בן אלעזר Εἰας υἱὸςΛαζαρου

Translation

Hiyya, son of Eleazar. Eias, son of Lazaros.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The name of the deceased and the patronymic are repeated twice, in Hebrew and Greek, even though חייא is Aramaic. The Greek transliteration Εἰας omits the guttural and shows an inverse iotacism (ι to ει).

Languages

Hebrew, Greek

Dimensions

H: 21.9 cm; W: 26 cm; D: 3.5-5 cm

Date

301 CE to 600 CE

Current location

University of Oslo, Institute of Classical Archaeology, inv. no. C. 41645

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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