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ZOOR0307

Negev. Zoora. second half of fifth century CE. Purple and yellowish sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.

Transcription

+ Εἷς Θεός πάντων Δεσπότης, ΜνημῖανΜνημεῖον Σαωρέου, πάθανούντοςἀποθανόντος μετὰ καχοκαλοῦ ὀνόματος καὶ καλῆς πίστεως + τῶν κζʹ, ἐν ἔτιἔτει + μηνὸς ΑὐδoνέουΑὐδυναίου ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου ΘάρσιΘάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδεῖς ἀθάνατος. +

Translation

One (is) the God, the Lord of all. Monument of Saoreos, who died having a good name and good faith (at the age) of 27 years, in the year... [on (the) .. (day) of (the) month] Audynaios, [on (the) . day of (the) Lord. Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal].

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
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Notes
While no date has been preserved within the text, the inscription has been dated to the 2nd 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. The rectangular tombstone is chipped and weathered, with some loss of text. The remains of a painted red frame are partially visible above the inscription. The text is engraved, while lines 1, 4 and 7 also preserve red paint. A cross begins the first line of text, while two flank the eighth line of text. The author suggests that a cross may also have ended the last line. She also notes that the name Σαωρέος is attested elsewhere at Ghor es-Safi.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 22 cm; W: 20 cm; D: 05 cm

Date

450 CE to 500 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Cross see note

  • Frame above

Bibliography

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Source of transcription

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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 307.
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