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ZOOR0026

Negev. Zoora. August 12, 366 CE. Sandstone tombstone, engraved and painted. Epitaph.

Transcription

Μνημῖονμνημεῖον Ἀβδομάνης Ἀλφίου ἀποθανόντος ἔτη αʹ, ἔτους σξβʹ

Translation

Monument of Abdomanes, (son) of Alphios, who died (at the age) of 1 year, in (the) year 262.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the year 262 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, between March 22, 367 CE and March 21, 368 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 a spelling and a grammatical error, and is engraved and painted red. The characters of the inscription are recorded in a round script with an inconsistent height. The tombstone is chipped around its edges and is in relatively good shape. Lines 1 through 6 of the inscription are surrounded by a red painted frame, on the inside of which is a zigzag decoration also painted in red. The age and year numerals are denoted by a horizontal bar above them. The author suggests that "Ἀβδομάνης" is a nominative form, and therefore should corrected as either "Ἀβδομάνου" or "Ἀβδομάνη" (the genitive).

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 33.5 cm; W: 23 cm; D: 07 cm

Date

367 CE to 368 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • red painted frame surrounding lines 1 through 6

  • red painted zigzag decoration adjacent to the inner side of the painted frame

Bibliography

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Source of transcription

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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," ZOOR0026, 12 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89