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ZOOR0046

Negev. Zoora. December 7, 384 CE. White sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Οὐμμαβίη Ζεβίνα, ἠτῶνἐτῶν ιζʹ, σοθʹ, μηνὸς Ἀ+πελλέουἈπελλαίου καʹ. ΘάρσιΘάρσει, ἀθάνατος.

Translation

Monument of Oummabie, (daughter) of Zebinas, (who died at the age) of 17 years, (in the year) 279, on (the) 21st (day) of (the) month Apellaios. Be of good cheer, (no one is) immortal.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 21st day of the month Apellaios in the year 279 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, December 7, 384 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 tombstone, which is almost rectangular in shape, is broken at the lower right corner. The smoothed inscribed surface is flaked in the right, upper, and lower sides. The text is written with engraved oval script, which was painted in red paint. There are two cross-rho figures on the tombstone, both painted in red paint. Traces of one appear above the text, while another below the text is more easily discernible. A chain-like pattern appears at the end of line eight, which consists of eight connected red painted circles. The age and year numerals in line five and the month numeral in line seven are denoted by horizontal bars above them. In line five, μηνὸς is abbreviated with an elongated μ and a smaller η engraved above it. The month day numeral sign

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 51 cm; W: 29.5 cm; D: 07 cm

Date

384 CE to 384 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Cross between lines five and six in the middle of the tombstone

  • Chain-like pattern at the end of line eight

  • Cross-rho above the first line and below the last line, centered

Bibliography

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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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