Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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ZOOR0371

Zoora, 15 February 412 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

Μνημῖονμνημεῖον ΣελαμάνηςΣελαμάνου Κλαυδίου, παυσάμενοςπαυσαμένου μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος καὶ καλῆς πίστεως ἐτῶν μ ἔτους τς, μηνὸς Δύστρου α ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου δ θάρσιθάρσει, Σελαμάνη, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος.

Translation

Monument of Selamanes, (son) of Claudius, who died having a good name and good faith (at the age) of 40 years, in (the) year 306, on (the) 1st (day) of the month Dystros, on the 4th day of (the) Lord (Wednesday). Be of good cheer, Selamanes, no one (is) immortal.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
1 Dystros 306 E.P.A. is equivalent to 15 February 412 CE

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

412 CE to 412 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Faint traces of red painted triangles discernible especially on the right side of the inscription

  • Sun disc depicted in the middle of the area above the text. its outline is heavily drawn in red paint

  • Red painting over lettering, still visible in almost every line

  • Red painted snakes vertically placed and mostly faded, they border the inscription on the left and right sides

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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