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ZOOR0363

Zoora, most likely 514 CE, maybe 518 CE. Tombstone. Epitaph.
Transcription

תתניח נפשהדחסידה כהנהבר דמטין דמיתבחמשה באב ביום חמשי בהבשתה רביעיתהדשבועה דהיא שנתארבע מא וארבעין ותמשע שנין לחרבן בית מקדשה שלום על ישראל ל

Translation

Rested be the soulof Hassidah the priestson of Domitian, who diedon the fifth day of Av in the fifth day of itin the fourth yearof the sabbatical cycle, which is the yearfour hundred and fortynine/five years after the destructionof the Temple. Peaceon Israel.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The words "in the fifth day of it" seem to be have been added after the main 10-line text was inscribed. It seems more likely that these additional words refer to the day of the month and not of the week.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 36 cm; W: 21 cm; D: 5.8 cm

Date

514 CE to 518 CE

Current location

Israel Museum Collection

Figures

  • Painted in red. A menorah on the left. The top of a vegetal element on the right just above the fracture line. It may belong to a lulav, which appears in some other tombstones. below the bottom line of the decorative frame.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Haggai, Misgav. “Two Jewish Tombstones from Zoar.” Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology 5 (2006): 35–46.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Haggai, Misgav. “Two Jewish Tombstones from Zoar.” Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology 5 (2006): 35–46.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Haggai, Misgav. “Two Jewish Tombstones from Zoar.” Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology 5 (2006): 35–46.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0363, 8 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89