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Shivta, 23 April 618 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

+ Ἐνθάδε κατετέθη Βοηθος Στεφάνου πρεσβύτερος ἐν μηνὶ Ἀρτεμεσίου γ᾿ ἰνδικτιῶνος ϛ ἔτους ΦΙΓ Χριστὲ ἀνάπαυσον

Translation

Here was laid Boethus (son) of Stephen, priest, on the 3rd of the month of Artemisius, in the 6th indiction-year in the year 513. Christ rest (his soul).

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Languages

Greek

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Date

618 CE to 618 CE

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Bibliography

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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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