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KAFR0004

Golan Heights. Kafr Nafakh, 500 CE - 640 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

Σοῦλ Γαιανου Δόμνοῦ ἔτους ιε

Translation

Soul, son of Gaianus Domnus. Fifteen years old.

Diplomatic

ΣΟΥΛΓΑ ΑΟΥΔΟ ΜΝΟΥ ΕΤΙΕ

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Notes
Erosion prevents a definitive reading of the names on the epitaph; those suggested in this interpretation are attested elsewhere and are thus possible here. A line at the top of the stone, which appears to be a border, negates the possibility of a standard θάρσει ("be of good courage") preceding the first line here. Dimensions refer to entire remainder of stone.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 70 cm; W: 35 cm; D: 19 cm

Date

500 CE to 640 CE

Current location

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of translation

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Other sources

  • Gregg, Robert C., and Dan Urman. Jews, Pagans, and Christians in the Golan Heights: Greek and Other Inscriptions of the Roman and Byzantine Eras. South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism 140. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996.
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