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ZOOR0204

Negev. Zoora. January 29, 456. White sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

+ ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Ἀλουφάθης Σιλανοῦ, ἀποθανοῦσα μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος καὶ καλῆς πίστεως ἐτῶν νʹ, ἒτους τνʹ, μηνὸς Περιτίου ιδʹ, ἡμέρα Κυρίου αʹ.

Translation

Monument of Aloufathe, (daughter) of Silanus, who died having a good name and good faith (at the age) of 50 years, in (the) year 350, on (the) 14th (day) of (the) month Peritios, on the [1st] day of (the) Lord (Sunday).

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the day of the Lord (Sunday), the 14th day of the month Peritios in the year 350 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, January 29, 456 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 tombstone is irregular in shape and broken around its edges. The text, which is painted, has faded. A red painted zigzag line appears below the text. All of this is enclosed within a red painted rectangular frame. The script is a mixture of round and square characters. The author notes that feminine name Ἀλουφάθης occurs elsewhere at Ghor es-Safi and may be a variant form of Ὠλεφάθη. The restoration of the weekday numeral α in the final line was made on "chronological grounds".

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 42 cm; W: 28 cm; D: 07 cm

Date

456 CE to 456 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Frame surrounding the text

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

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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0204, 12 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89