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ZOOR0188

Negev. Zoora. June 19, 450 CE. White sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

+ Εἷς Θεός. + + ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Σαμμασέου Πέτρου, ἀποθανόντος ἐτῶν ςʹ, τοῦ ἐν ἔτιἔτει τμεʹ, μηνὶ ΔεσίουΔαισίου λʹ, ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου βʹ. ΘάρσιΘάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος. +

Translation

One (is) the God. Monument of Sammaseos, (son) of Petros, who died (at the age) of 6 years, in the year 345, on (the) 30th (day) of (the) month Daisios, on (the) 2nd day of the Lord (Monday). Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 2nd day of the Lord (Monday), the 30th of the month Daisios, in the year 345 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, June 19, 450 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 nearly rectangular tombstone is broken on all sides except for the left. Written in square script, the text is engraved upon a smoothed surface, which is flaked off in the lower left side and bottom. An engraved, hollowed rosette-like cross is centered below the inscription. Three crosses appear in line one, one at the beginning and two more at the end. A horizontal bar appears above and below the age numeral in line five, and a similar bar appears below the month day numeral in line seven. The text contains both spelling and grammatical errors.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 33 cm; W: 24 cm; D: 0.08 cm

Date

450 CE to 450 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Cross (see note)

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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