Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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JERU0656

Jerusalem, 21 October, 614-629. Mosaic. Epitaph.
Transcription

Ἐνθάδε κῖται Ἀνατολία ἡ Ἀραβισσηνὴ ἡ τοῦ Αὐγούστου ἀδελφὴ ἡ καλῶς τὸν ἀγῶνα ἀγωνισαμένη kαὶ Θεῷ ἑαυτὴν ἀναθεῖσα. Ἐκοιμήθη δὲ μηνὴ Ὀκτοβρίῳ καʹ ἰνδικτιῶνος γʹ.

Translation

Here lies Anatolia of Arabissos, the sister of the emperor, having valiantly fought the fight and consecrated herself to God. She fell asleep in the month of October, the 21st, of the third indiction.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 163 cm; W: 69 cm; D: —

Date

614 CE to 626 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • rows of red tesserare seperating lines of inscription

  • tabula ansata surrounding inscription

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Satlow, Michael L., ed. 2002 - . “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine.” Brown University. https://doi.org/10.26300/PZ1D-ST89

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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," JERU0656, 6 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89