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JAFF0072

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

Transcription

Τόπος Ἰακωδες υἱοῦ Ὀλυμπίου Ἀλεξανδρέος Κοχαδων ἒτων ξγ´

Translation

Burial place of Ιakodes? son of Olympios the Alexandrian, of (the family of the) Kochadoi, 63 years old.

Diplomatic

ΤΟΠΟϹΙΑΚΩΔΕϹΥΙΟΥΟΛΥΜΠΙΟΥΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΟϹΚΟΧΑΔΩΝΕΞΤ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Lines 3-4: The adjective "Alexandrian" applies to the father. Lines 4-5: This family, the Kochadoi, had at least two burial chambers in the necropolis, in different tombs. See Jaff 0028.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 22 cm; W: 22 cm; D: 2.5 cm

Date

301 CE to 600 CE

Current location

Jaffa Museum, IAA no. 95-135.

Figures

  • Ivy leaf under the inscription

  • Palm branch under the inscription

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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