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Negev. Zoora. Friday July 24, 370 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.
Transcription

+ Μνημῖονμνημεῖον Ὀνενάθης Μεγεθίου, παυσαμένης ἐτῶν κζʹ, ἔτους σξεʹ, ἐν μηνὶ Λῴου εʹ. ΘάρσιΘάρσει οὐδὶςοὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος. Ἡμέρᾳ Ἀφροδίτης. Ὁ Θεὸς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς αὐτοῦ σὲ ἀμαπαύσῃἀναπαύσωσιν, Ϟθʹ + +

Translation

Monument of Onenathe, (daughter) of Megethios, who died (at the age) of 27 years, in (the) year 265, on the 5th (day) of the month Loos. Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal. (She died) on (the) day of Venus (Friday). May God and his (son) Christ give you repose, amen.

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 5th day of the month Loos on the day of Venus in the year 265 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, Friday July 24, 370 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 and grammatical errors and is engraved and painted red. It is recorded in an oval script with some round letters. The tombstone is in fair condition, with some salt crystalization. The age, year and month day numerals are marked with a horizontal bar above them. The words "Θεὸς" and "Χριστὸς" are abbreviated with their first and last letters and horizontal bar above them. One cross is engraved and painted centered above the text, while another two are engraved below it. Of the bottom two, the cross on the right is larger and also painted. Traces of an engraved frame around the text is still visible in certain places. The author indicates that the numeral "Ϟθʹ", which represents the value 99, is an isopsephism of the "αμήν".

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 58 cm; W: 39 cm; D: 6 cm

Date

370 CE to 370 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Crosses one above the text, two below it

  • Engraved frame around 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," ZOOR0028, 13 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89