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ZOOR0037

Zoora, Tuesday, January 28, 378 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

μετά καλοῦ ὀνόματος καὶ καλῆς πίστεως ἐτῶν κʹ, ἔτϛους σοβʹ, μηνὶ Περιτίου ιγʹ, ἡμήρᾳἡμέρα Κυρίου γʹ. ΘάρσιΘάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος

Translation

[... having a good name] (and) good faith (at the age) of 20 years, in (the) year 272, on (the) 13th (day) of (the) month Peritios, on (the) 3rd day of (the) Lord (Tuesday). Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the Third Day of the Lord, on the 13th of Peritios in the year 272 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, Tuesday, January 28, 378 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 year, month day and weekday numerals are all indicated with horizontal bars over the letters. The author offers a tentative restoration of what he believes to be lines four and five based upon a common epitaph formula. Aside from the reconstruction provided, the first few lines likely included the name and patronymic of the deceased.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 36.5 cm; W: 25 cm; D: 9 cm

Date

378 CE to 378 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Bird below the lower right corner of the frame

  • Engraved frame, painted over in red arond the inscription, preserved on the right, left and bottom of 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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Satlow, Michael L., ed. 2002 - . “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine.” Brown University. https://doi.org/10.26300/PZ1D-ST89

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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0037, 12 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89