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ZOOR0017

Negev. Zoora. January 25, 358 CE. Sandstone tombstone, engraved and painted. Epitaph.

Transcription

ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Ἀβουβάθη ΑἰνίουΑἰνείου άπαθονόντοςάποθανόντος ἐτῶν οʹ ἔτους σνβʹ μηνὸς Περιτίου ιʹ

Translation

Monument of Aboubathe, (daughter) of Aeneas, who died (at the age) of 70 years, in (the) year 252, on (the) 10th (day) of (the) month Peritios.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 10th of Peritios in the year 252 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, January 25, 358 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 inscription contains both spelling and grammatical errors and is recorded in round, carefully cut and aligned characters. The text is engraved and painted red. Aside from chips around the edges the tombstone is in very good condition. There is a red painted border that surrounds the text. The right side and the bottom are bordered by straight line. The left side is bordered by a pattern of zigzags and dots, while the top by a row of small dotted circles with branches sticking of them (and which according to the author may represent fruit such as pomegranates or apples). The age numeral is surrounded by an angular bracket on either side and a horizontal bar above, while the month and day numeral are indicated by a painted horizontal bar.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 40 cm; W: 32 cm; D: 07 cm

Date

358 CE to 358 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Zigzag and dot border left side of text

  • Linear border right side and bottom of text

  • Dotted circles (fruit, maybe pomegranates or apples?) and branch border top of text

Bibliography

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Source of translation

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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," ZOOR0017, 7 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89