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ZOOR0296

Negev. Zoora. 5th - 6th (?) century CE. purple sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.
Transcription

ΜνημῖονΜνημείον ΦασέλεςΦασέλης Τιμετῆος ΘΥΕΡΕΑΝΕ ΟΣΠΟΝΟ ΟΣΙΟΣ Α ΟΣΙ πάντες Ε ἔχοντες τοῦ Κυρίου ἡ γεγῇ καὶ τὰτό πλέρομαπλήρωμα αὐτῆαὐτῆς οἱ οἰκουμένεοἰκουμένη καὶ πόντεςπάντες οἱ κατεκατεκόντετεκατοικοῦντες ἐν αὐτειαὐτῇ.

Translation

Monument of Fasele, daughter of Timotheos (?)... all ... who have ... (?)... The earth (is) the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world, and all that dwell in it.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Terminus ante quem:
Notes
While no date is preserved within the text, the inscription has been tentatively dated to the fifth or sixth 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. The rectangular tombstone is broken at its top right and bottom left. Its inscribed face has undergone significant weathering, and also suffers from a buildup of salt, sand and lichen. All of this has contributed to a loss of text. The text is engraved. The author notes that the inscription ends with the first verse of Psalm 24, and observes that this same verse is quoted in other inscriptions from the area. She also notes that both names mentioned in the inscription are also attested elsewhere in Ghor es-Safi..

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 50 cm; W: 33 cm; D: 08 cm

Date

400 CE to 600 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

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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. insc 296.
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