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RUJM0001

Rujm Zaki, 250 CE - 450 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).

Transcription

θάρσι Μόσχε ἐτῶν μ´

Translation

Be of good courage, Moschus(?)! Forty years old.

Diplomatic

ΘΑΡΣΙΜΟΣΧΕΕΤΜ

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The name on the epitaph is obscured by damage to lines 2 and 3. The first letter of line 2 is either a mu or an alpha, though the form of the letter mu in line 4 is different.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 46 cm; W: 32 cm; D: 12 cm

Date

250 CE to 450 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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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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