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ZOOR0174

Negev. Zoora. October 31, 443 CE. Greenish sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

Εἷς Θέος. ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Ἀθίλης Ἀλεξάνδρου, παυσαμένη μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος καὶ καλῆς πίστεως ἐτῶν μεʹ, ἐν ἔτιἔτει τληʹ, μηνὸς Δίου ιδʹ, ἡμέρᾳ Κυριακῆς. ΘάρσιΘάρσει, Ἀθίλης, οὐδὶςοὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος.

Translation

One (is) the God. Monument of Athile, (daughter) of Alexandros, who came to rest having a good name and good faith (at the age) of 45 years, in (the year) 338, on (the) 14th (day) of (the) month Dios, on (the) day of the Lord (Sunday). Be of good cheer, Athile, no one (is) immortal.

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the day of the Lord (Sunday), the 14th day of the month Dios in the year 338 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, October 31, 443 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 lower left side and the bottom. Written in round alphabet, the text is engraved upon a smoothed surface, which is badly chipped on the lower left side. The text is painted over in red. The entire inscription is surrounded by a double-outlined, engraved frame, the horizontal and vertical lines of which extend beyond the frame. The text is set within engraved guide-lines which continue below the end of the text. Red color is still visible in the upper left corner of the stone. A serpentine motif appears before the age numeral in line six and the year numeral in line seven. The text contains both spelling and grammatical errors. The editor suggests that the name Ἀθίλη may be an attempt at a transliteration of the Arabic name Hat'el.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 31.5 cm; W: 23 cm; D: 05.5 cm

Date

443 CE to 443 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Guide-lines set within the text

  • Frame surrounding the text

  • Serpentine motif (see note)

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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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