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ZOOR0159

Negev. Zoora. May 13, 439 CE. Reddish sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

Εἷς Θεός ὁ βοηθῶν. ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Ζήνωνος Ἀρρενίου, ἀποθανόντος μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος ἐτῶν λʹ, ἐν ἔτει τλδʹ, μηνὸς Ἀρτεμεσίου κγʹ. ΘάρσιΘάρσει, Ζήνωνε, οὐδὶςοὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος.

Translation

One (is) the God who helps. Monument of Zenon, (son) of Arrenius, who died having a good name (at the age) of 30 years, in the year 334, on (the) 23rd (day) of the month Artemisios. Be of good cheer, Zenon, no one (is) immortal.

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 23rd day of the month Artemisios in the year 334 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, May 13, 439 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 rectangular tombstone is broken at the upper right side and chipped all around. Written in a mixture of round and square script, the text is engraved upon a smoothed surface. The text contains both spelling and grammatical errors.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 49.5 cm; W: 31.5 cm; D: 09 cm

Date

439 CE to 439 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

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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," ZOOR0159, 12 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89