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Negev. Zoora. July 12, 361 CE. Sandstone tombstone, engraved and painted. Epitaph.
Transcription

+ ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Ἀβδοάρθα Ὀλέφου ἀποθανόντος ἐτῶν οʹ ἔτους σνςʹ μηνὸς ΠανέμουΠανήμου κγʹ ἠμέρᾳ Ἄρεως

Translation

Monument of Abdoartha(s), (son) of Olefos, who died (at the age) of 70 years, in (the) year 256, on (the) 23rd (day) of (the) month Panemos, on (the) day of Mars (Tuesday).

Diplomatic

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 23rd day of the month Panemos on the day of Mars, in the year 256 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, Tuesday July 12, 361 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 spelling errors and is recorded in a round alphabet with irregular letter heights. The letters are engraved and painted red. The age, year and month numeral are indicated by a horizontal stroke above them. The words ἔτους and μηνός are abbreviated with their first two letters and no abbreviation mark. The author notes that the name Ἀβδοάρθας appears in one other inscription from Ghor es-Safi as a patronymic (zoor0075). An engraved cross which is also painted red is seen above the inscription, while traces of guide lines are still visible between some of the lines of text.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 43 cm; W: 45 cm; D: 09 cm

Date

361 CE to 361 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • guide lines between the lines of text

  • cross above the text

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," ZOOR0021, 12 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89