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JERA0014

Jerash, Early 2nd century CE. Stele. Epitaph.
Transcription

Χαῖρε σοὶ καὶ ὁ ἀναγιγνώσκων· Μᾰρκος Οὔλπιος Σώφρων Σεβαστοῦ ἀπελεύθερος ἐποίησεν Εὐτύχῃ τῷ ἰδίῷ δούλῳ ἀξιῳ γενομένῳ ζήσαντι ἔτη ιθ᾿

Translation

Farewell, to you and to the reader, Marcus Ulpius Sophron, imperial freedman made (this) for Eutyches, his own slave, who was worthy of it and who lived 19 years.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 44 cm; W: 64 cm; D: 10.5 cm

Date

101 CE to 150 CE

Current location

Jordan Museum inv. G 1232

Figures

  • Triangular tympanum above insciption

  • Rosette within tympanum

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Sartre, Maurice, Pierre-Louis Gatier, Nabil Bader, Julien Aliquot, and Jean-Baptiste yon. “Greek Inscriptions in the Jordan Museum.” Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 58 (2017): 341–50. https://www.academia.edu/82196116/Greek_inscriptions_in_the_Jordan_Museum. insc 6.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Sartre, Maurice, Pierre-Louis Gatier, Nabil Bader, Julien Aliquot, and Jean-Baptiste yon. “Greek Inscriptions in the Jordan Museum.” Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 58 (2017): 341–50. https://www.academia.edu/82196116/Greek_inscriptions_in_the_Jordan_Museum. insc 6.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Sartre, Maurice, Pierre-Louis Gatier, Nabil Bader, Julien Aliquot, and Jean-Baptiste yon. “Greek Inscriptions in the Jordan Museum.” Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 58 (2017): 341–50. https://www.academia.edu/82196116/Greek_inscriptions_in_the_Jordan_Museum. insc 6.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERA0014, 16 July 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89