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SHIV0002

Shivta, 4 Jan 630 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

+ Κατετέθη ἐν Χριστῷ ὁ ἐν ἁγίοις ἀναπαυόμενος ὁ τρισμακάριος Ἀρσένιος Ἀβρααμίου μοναχὸς καὶ πρεσβύτερος ἐν μηνὶ Αὐγδωναίω ιθ᾿ ἰνδικτιῶνος γ᾿ ἔτους φκδ᾿ ὁ Κύριος τῆς δόξης αὐτὸν ἀναπαύσει. Ἀμήν.

Translation

+ (Here) was laid in Christ, resting among the saints, thrice-blessed Arenius (son) of Abraamios, monk and priest, on the 19th of the month of Audynaius, in the 3rd indiction-year, in the year 524. The Lord of Glory will grant him rest. Amen.

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Greek

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Date

630 CE to 630 CE

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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.
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