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ZOOR0009

Negev. Zoora. March 22, 346 CE to March 21, 347 CE. Sandstone tombstone, engraved and painted. Epitaph.

Transcription

Μνημῖονμνημεῖον Οὐαρδοῦς Αὐξιβίου ἀπογενομένης ἐτῶν λʹ ἔτους σμαʹ ΘάρσιΘάρσει οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος

Translation

Monument of Ouardous, (daughter) of Auxibios who died (at the age) of 30 years in (the) year 241. Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription lists the date as the year 241 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, or March 22, 346 CE to March 21, 347 CE. The tombstone is one of about 700 discovered in Byzantine Zoora. The majority of the Greek tombstones from this location have been identified as Christian. The text, which is engraved and painted red, includes orthographic errors and is recorded with a round script. Both the numerals on line 5 are marked with a horizontal bar above the text. The author suggests that the deceased in Zoor0008 and Zoor0009 were probably sisters based on the language, ages, dates in the inscriptions as well as the fact that both women share the patronymic, Ἀυξιβίος, a name scarcely attested in the region. He also notes that the use of the participle ἀπογενομένης to indicate a deceased woman is confined to only three epitaphs in the middle of the fourth century. These examples from Zoora are the only known examples from Palestine, while the only known Roman example from Arabia is from Hauran.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 48 cm; W: 35 cm; D: 09 cm

Date

346 CE to 347 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

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Bibliography

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Other sources

  • Meimaris, Yiannis, and Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. Ia: The Greek Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora). Athens, Greece: National Hellenic Research Foundation, 2005.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0009, 7 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89