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ZOOR0243

Negev. Zoora. August 19th-September 17th, 485 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.
Transcription

ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Σίλθα Κλαυδίου, ἀπαθανούσηςἀποθανούσης μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος καὶ καλῆς πίστεως ἐτῶν ξʹ, έν ἔτιἔτει τπʹ, μηνὶΓαρπιέουΓορπιαίου ἡμέρᾳ δʹ. ΘάρσιΘάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος. +

Translation

Monument of Siltha, (daughter) of Claudius, who died having a good name and good faith (at the age) of 60 years, in (the) year 380, on (the).. (day) of (the) [month] Gorpiaios, on (the) 4th day (Wednesday). Be of good cheer, no one is immortal.

Diplomatic

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Notes
The inscription provides the date as the 4th day (Wednesday), in the month of Gorpiaios, in the year 380 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia. The day of the month has been lost, resulting in a range between August 19th - September 17th, 485 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 rectangular in shape, curved at the upper right and broken all along the left side and at the bottom, resulting in loss of text. The text is engraved, and lines 1 and 9 additionally preserve some red paint. A simple cross ends the last line of inscription. The text contains spelling and grammatical errors.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 33 cm; W: 20 cm; D: 10 cm

Date

485 CE to 485 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Cross ending the last line of 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. insc 243.
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