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Shivta, 6 Dec 614 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.
Transcription + ἐτέλεσεν τὸν δρόμον καὶ ἐνθάδε κατετήθη ὁ
τρισμακάριος
Ἰωάννης Στεφάνου
πρεσβύτεροςμηνὶ
Ἀπελλαίου κʹ
ἰνδικτιῶνος
γʹ ἔτους φθʹ
δουλεύσας
τῇ
ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐν
Χριστῷ. |
Translation + Completed the race, and here was laid thrice blessed John (son) of Stephan,
priest, on the 20th of the month of Apellaius, in the 3rd indiction-year, in the
eyar 509. Having served the Church in Christ. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: —; W: —; D: —
Date
614 CE to 614 CE
Current location
No provenance provided.
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Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroNegev, Avraham. The Greek Inscriptions from the Negev. Studium Biblicum Franciscanarum: Collectio Minor 25. Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing Press, 1981.
Source of translation
- ZoteroNegev, Avraham. The Greek Inscriptions from the Negev. Studium Biblicum Franciscanarum: Collectio Minor 25. Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing Press, 1981.
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