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SQUF0002

Golan Heights. Squffiye. Late Roman or Byzantine Period. Tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

θάρσει Σωφόνι ἐτῶν μ᾽

Translation

Be of good courage, Sophonios! Forty years old.

Diplomatic

ΘΑΡΣ ΣΩΦ ΟΝΙ ΕΤΜ

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Notes
This is a complete tombstone inscription. It opens with the standard Greek "Be of good courage," followed by the name and age of the deceased. Dimensions given are for entire stone, not just inscribed area.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 51 cm; W: 28 cm; D: 14 cm

Date

200 CE to 640 CE

Current location

Unknown

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. page 45-46.
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