Images

No images available

Location

ZOOR0194

Negev. Zoora. January 31, 453 CE. White sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

Ἐν+θάδεἘνθάδε κεῖται Ἀβδοῦς, ζήσασα ἔτη οʹ, τελευτήσασα ἐν ἔτιἔτει τμζʹ, μηνὸς Περιτίου ιςʹ.

Translation

Here lies Abdous, who lived 70 years (and) died in the year 347 (?), on (the) 16th (day) of (the) [month] Peritios.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 16th of the month of Peritios, in the year 347 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, January 31, 453 CE. The year number is partially faded, making the dating of this inscription tentative. 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 is rectangular in shape. Written in square script, the text is engraved upon a smoothed surface, which is chipped on the left and lower left sides. All of the text is written over in red paint, which has faded. The text is surrounded on three sides by a red-painted zigzag pattern frame, which is curved in the upper corners. An outlined, red-painted cross filled with chi-signs and dots appears in the middle of the first line of text. A horizontal bar appears above the age numeral in line four and the month day numeral in line eight. The text contains both spelling and grammatical errors.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 34 cm; W: 26 cm; D: 0.07 cm

Date

453 CE to 453 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Cross in the middle of line one

  • Zigzag pattern framing the text on three sides

  • Chi signs within cross

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

Source of translation

No bibliography available for translation.

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.
    Zotero
View XML

Cite This Inscription

IIP is committed to the idea that the public good is best served by keeping our data free for use and reuse. You can cite and use this inscription under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Note also that all images are either in the public domain or used with permission, and unless noted we do not hold copyright to them. For permission to reuse the images, please contact the copyright holder, noted in the illustration credit.

The project can be cited as:

Satlow, Michael L., ed. 2002 - . “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine.” Brown University. https://doi.org/10.26300/PZ1D-ST89

This inscription can be cited as:

"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0194, 7 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89