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ZOOR0030

Negev. Zoora. March 22, 371 CE to March 21, 372 CE. Sandstone tombstone, engraved and painted. Epitaph.

Transcription

Μνημῖονμνημεῖον Οὐϊκτωρίνου, τριβούνου τελευτήσαντος ἐν ἔτιἔτει σξςʹ. ΕὐψύχιΕὐψύχει, καλὲ ἄνθρωπε.

Translation

Monument of Ouictorinos (Victorinus), the tribune, who died in the year 266. Be of good cheer, oh good man.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the year 266 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, between March 22, 371 CE and March 21, 372 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 engraved and painted. It is recorded in a round script, and is aligned on an upward slant from left to right. The tombstone shows many signs of wear and was found in two fragments. The year numeral is marked with a horizontal bar above it. There is an engraved and painted cross-rho between lines 6 and 7. The author notes that the title of "tribune" was applied to a broad range of people, ranging from officers in the military to civil officials. The name Οὐϊκτωρῖνος is a Greek transcription of the Latin name Victorinus and rare in a Christian context, particularly in Palestine. The author suggests that he was likely a military tribune based on the fact that there was a Roman military Garrison located at Zoora in the late third century CE.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 43 cm; W: 24 cm; D: 06 cm

Date

371 CE to 372 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • cross-rho between lines 6 and 7

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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