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ZOOR0029

Negev. Zoora. September 25, 370 CE. Sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

+ Μνημῖανμνημεῖον Θηά+θηΘηάθη Ῥούφου, παυσαμένη ἐτῶν ιεʹ, ἐν ἔτους σξεʹ, μηνὶμηνός ὙπερβερετέουὙπερβερεταίου ηʹ. + + +

Translation

Monument of Theathe, (daughter) of Rufus, who died (at the age) of 15 years, in the year 265, on (the) 8th (day) of (the) month Hyperberetaios.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 8th day of the month Hyperberetaios in the year 265 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, September 25, 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 only. It is recorded in a round letters. The tombstone is in fair condition, with chips and flaking. The age, year and month day numerals are marked with a horizontal bar above them. There are five engraved crosses in the text; one on the beginning and end of line 1, on at the end of the last line, and two below the text. The second eta of the word Θηάθη is missing its middle bar. The author notes though that the name Θηάθη is not documented thus far elsewhere in Israel/Palestine and Arabia, it seems to be the lengthened form of the name Θέη, which has been found twice in Ghor es-Safi and Moab.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 52.5 cm; W: 28.5 cm; D: 06.5 cm

Date

370 CE to 370 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • crosses one beginning and ending the first line, one ending the last line, two below the last 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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