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ZOOR0364

Zoora, 22 March 342 CE to 21 March 343 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

Μνημῖονμνημεῖον ἈντωνῖναἈντωνίνηςὈρίωνος, + ἀποθανοῦσαἀποθανούσης ἐτῶν ν,ἔτους σλζ. +

Translation

Monument of Antonina, (daughter) of Orion, who died (at the age) of 50 years, in (the) year 237.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
This epitaph is the earliest of those collected at Ghor es-Safi which bears the symbol of the cross.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 51 cm; W: 27 cm; D: 11 cm

Date

342 CE to 343 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Red paint over both the letters and the cross.

  • Large outlined cross with a small simple cross in its center below inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Meimaris, 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 2.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Meimaris, 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 2.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Meimaris, 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 2.
    Zotero
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Satlow, Michael L., ed. 2002 - . “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine.” Brown University. https://doi.org/10.26300/PZ1D-ST89

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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0364, 3 April 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89