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Location

JERU0583

Jerusalem, 2nd-3rd century CE. Block. Epitaph.

Transcription

Hetereio liberto Grapto Hetereius Rufus patronus

Translation

For Hetereius Graptus, freedman of …, his patron … Hetereius Rufus (has erected this tomb).

Diplomatic

HETEREIO GRAPTO HETERIVSRVFVS PATRONVS

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
the final line "VS" is in the tabula ansata frame

Languages

Latin

Dimensions

H: 45 cm; W: 54 cm; D: 27 cm

Date

100 CE to 300 CE

Current location

SBF Museum, Jerusalem

Figures

  • Tabula Ansata surrounding inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Eck, Werner. “Revision Lateinischer Inschriften Aus Jerusalem.” Zeitschrift Für Papyrologie Und Epigraphik 169 (2009): 213–29.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Eck, Werner. “Revision Lateinischer Inschriften Aus Jerusalem.” Zeitschrift Für Papyrologie Und Epigraphik 169 (2009): 213–29.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Eck, Werner. “Revision Lateinischer Inschriften Aus Jerusalem.” Zeitschrift Für Papyrologie Und Epigraphik 169 (2009): 213–29.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERU0583, 15 May 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89