Images
Location
ZOOR0354
Zoora, first quarter of 5th century CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription |
Translation |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: 28.5 cm; W: 18 cm; D: 4.5 cm
Date
401 CE to 425 CE
Current location
Department of Antiquities of Jordan
Figures
Upper part of an incised frame visible on the left side
Faint remains of a sun-disc, heavily outlined in red colour with red painted triangular rays around it in the middle of the area above the inscription
Traces of vertical snakes drawn in red paint left and right margins of the inscription
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
- ZoteroMeimaris, Yiannis E., and Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. 1b. The Greek Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora) (Supplement), Khirbet Qazone and Feinan. Vol. 1b. Athens, 2008. insc 59.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0354, 3 April 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89