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ZOOR0320

Negev. Zoora. first quarter of fifth century CE. White yellowish sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.
Transcription

ΜΟ ΠΑΚΑΓ ΘάρσιΘάρσει

Translation

... Be of good cheer?

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The inscription is largely illegible, and no date is preserved. 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 and slightly curved at the corners, with some breaks and chipping. The text of the inscription has been effaced with a chisel, leaving little legible text. A few letters as well as remnants of a frame and guideline are still visible. These are all engraved. A double incised circle with an inscribed cross were engraved during the stones secondary usage. The cross has flat bars and circles at its corners. Small dots in the negative space between the larger circle and cross form floral patterns.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 34 cm; W: 26.5 cm; D: 06 cm

Date

400 CE to 425 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Guide-lines within inscription

  • Frame around inscription

  • Cross within circle

  • Circle over inscription

  • Dots negative space of circle

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. insc 320.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0320, 3 April 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89