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ZOOR0191

Negev. Zoora. January 23, 452 CE. Yellowish sandstone tombstone with purple stripes. Epitaph.

Transcription

+ ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Καϊάμου Ἀβιδακάρου, ἀποθονόντοςἀποθανόντος μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος καὶ καλῆς πίστεως ἐτῶν λθʹ, ἐν ἔτιἔτει τμςʹ, ἐν μηνὶ ΠιριτίουΠεριτίου ηʹ. ΘάρσιΘάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος. + +

Translation

Monument of Kaiamos, (son) of Abidakaros, who died having a good name and good faith (at the age) of 39 years, in the year 346, on (the) 8th (day) of (the) month Peritios. Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal.

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[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 8th of the month of Peritios, in the year 346 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, January 23, 452 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 in the upper left and right corners. Written in a mixture of round and square script, the text is engraved upon a smoothed surface, which is flaked off, particularly in the upper left corner. The text is surrounded by an engraved, rectangular frame, which is doubly outlined on the right side. An incised cross with linear serifs appears above the frame to the left. A simple outlined cross with a chi-sign in the center appears below the frame to the right. Another cross appears at the end of the last line of text. The text contains both spelling and grammatical errors. The editor notes that the patronymic Ἀβιδκάρος appears here for the first time in Palestine and Arabia.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 45 cm; W: 30 cm; D: 0.06 cm

Date

452 CE to 452 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Cross (see note)

  • Frame surrounding 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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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0191, 12 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89