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ZOOR0199

Zoora, April 25, 454 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

+ Εἷς Θεὀς. + ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον ἈννιονοῦἈννιανοῦ Φίδωνος, ἀποθανόντος μετὰ + καλϛοῦ ὀνόματϛος ἐτῶν ξεʹ, ἐν μηνὶ Ἀρτεμησίου εʹ, ἐν ἔτιἔτει τμθʹ. +

Translation

One (is) the God. Monument of Annionos (Annianus), (son) of Pheidon, who died having a good name (at the age) of 65 years, on (the) 5th (day) of (the) month Artemisios, in the year 349.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 5th of the month Artemisios, in the year 349 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, April 25, 454 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 first line is flanked by a cross on each side. Line six also ends in a cross. Line ten probably ended with a cross originally, but it is barely discernible. A wavy horizontal line appears above the age numeral in line eight, and a horizontal bar appears above the month day numeral in line nine. The text contains both spelling and grammatical errors. The author suggests that the name Φίδωνος might be a form of either the Greek Φείδων or the Hellinized Latin Φίδος.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 44.5 cm; W: 27.5 cm; D: 10 cm

Date

454 CE to 454 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Frame surrounding the text

  • Cross flanking the first line, ending lines 6 and 10 (see note)

  • Guide-lines set within 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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