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Avdat, 1 July 581 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.
Transcription

+ Ἀνεπάη μακάριος Ζαχαρίας Ἐρασίνου ἐν μηνὶ Πανέμου δεκάτῃ ἰνδικτιῶνος ιδʹ ἡμέρᾳ κυριακῇ ὧραν τρίτῃ τῆς νυκτὸς κατετέθη δὲ ἐνταῦθα τῇ τρίτῃ τοῦ σάμβατος ὥραν ὀγδόην Πανέμῷ δοδεκατῃ ἰνδικτιῶνος ιδʹ ἔτους κατὰ Ἐλούσην ΥΟς Κύριε ἀνάπαυσον τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἁγίων σου. Ἀμήν

Translation

Came to rest the blessed Zacharias (son) of Erasinos on the 10th month of Panemus, in the 14th indiction-year, on the Lord's Day, in the third hour of the night, and was laid here the third day after the Saturday, in the eighth hour, on Panemus twelfth, the 14th indiction-year, in the year 476 according to the Era of Elusa. O Lord, give rest to his soul together your saints. Amen.

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Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 160 cm; W: 45 cm; D: 0 cm

Date

581 CE to 581 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

  • Negev, Avraham. The Greek Inscriptions from the Negev. Studium Biblicum Franciscanarum: Collectio Minor 25. Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing Press, 1981.
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Source of translation

  • Negev, Avraham. The Greek Inscriptions from the Negev. Studium Biblicum Franciscanarum: Collectio Minor 25. Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing Press, 1981.
    Zotero
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