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ZOOR0295

Negev. Zoora. November 17 - December 16, second half of fifth century CE. White sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.


Transcription ἐτῶν δεκα εννέα ἔτους μηνὸς Ἀπελλἐου ἠμέρᾳ Κυρίου Κυριακῇ. ΘάρσιΘάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος.
Translation ... (at the age) of nineteen (?) years, in (the) year..., on (the).. (day) of (the) month Apellaios, on (the) day of (the) Lord, Sunday. [Be of good cheer], no one (is) [immortal].
Diplomatic [no diplomatic]

Transcription

ἐτῶν δεκα εννέα ἔτους μηνὸς Ἀπελλἐου ἠμέρᾳ Κυρίου Κυριακῇ. ΘάρσιΘάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος.

Translation

... (at the age) of nineteen (?) years, in (the) year..., on (the).. (day) of (the) month Apellaios, on (the) day of (the) Lord, Sunday. [Be of good cheer], no one (is) [immortal].

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:: 450 CE
Terminus ante quem:: 500 CE

Notes

The text records the date as the month of Apellaios, coresponding to November 17 – December 16. The inscription has further been dated to the second half of the fifth century CE on the strength of other factors. 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. Only the lower half of the tombstone is preserved. The text is set between engraved guide-lines. The text and guide-lines are engraved. The author notes that approximately 5 lines seem to be missing from the beginning of the inscription.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 13.5 cm; W: 14 cm; D: 07 cm

Date

450 CE to 500 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

Guide-lines within text

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.

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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0295, 14 November 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89