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ZOOR0368

Zoora, 21 November 392 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

+ Μνημῖανμνημεῖον ΘειώνηΘεώνης Σαμιράββου, παυσαμένηπαυσαμένης ἐτῶν κε,ἔτους σπζ μηνὸς ἈπελλέουἈπελλαίου ε. Θάρσιθάρσει οὐδὶςοὐδεις ἀθάνατος.

Translation

Monument of Theone, (daughter) of Samirabbos, who died (at the age) of 25 years, in (the) year 287, on the 5th (day) of (the) month Apellaios. Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 44 cm; W: 25 cm; D: 10 cm

Date

392 CE to 392 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Incised cross in the middle above the 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.
    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.
    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.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0368, 8 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89