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ZOOR0261

Zoora, March 22 - April 20, 576 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.
Transcription

+ Εἶς θεός, ὁ πάντων Δεσπότης. Ἐνθάδε κῖτεκεῖται Βίκτωρ Σιλουανοῦ, ζήσας ἐτῶν λεʹ, τελευτέσαςτελευτήσας ἐν μηνὶ Ξανθϛικῷ ἰνδικτιῶνος θʹ, τοῦ ἔτους υοαʹ. +

Translation

One (is) the God, the Lord of all. Here lies Victor, (son) of Silouanos (Silvanus), who lived 35 years, (and) died in the month of Xanthikos, in (the) 9th indiction, in the year 471.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The inscription records the date as the month Xanthikos, during the 9th indiction, in the year 471 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, giving a range of March 22 - April 20, 576 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 author notes that this inscription is the only known attestation of the name Βίκτωρ, Latin “Victor”, at Ghor es-Safi.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 41 cm; W: 29 cm; D: 6.5 cm

Date

576 CE to 576 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Cross at the beginning of line 1

  • Incised and red painted cross with serifs centered below the inscription

Bibliography

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Source of translation

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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," ZOOR0261, 19 November 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89