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ZOOR0374

Zoora, 13 May 432 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).


Transcription Μνημῖονμνημεῖον ΓερμανὸςΓερμανοῦΜάρσου,ἀποθανόντος ἐτῶν κε ἔτους τκζ, ἐν μηνὶ ἈρτεμεσίουἈρτεμισίῳ + κγ, ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου ς.
Translation Monument of Germanus, (son) of Marsos, who died (at the age) of 25 years, (in the) year 327, on the 23rd (day) of the month Artemisios, on the 6th day of (the) Lord (Friday).
Diplomatic [no diplomatic]

Transcription

Μνημῖονμνημεῖον ΓερμανὸςΓερμανοῦΜάρσου,ἀποθανόντος ἐτῶν κε ἔτους τκζ, ἐν μηνὶ ἈρτεμεσίουἈρτεμισίῳ + κγ, ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου ς.

Translation

Monument of Germanus, (son) of Marsos, who died (at the age) of 25 years, (in the) year 327, on the 23rd (day) of the month Artemisios, on the 6th day of (the) Lord (Friday).

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:: 432 CE
Terminus ante quem:: 432 CE

Notes

This is one of the few cases, among the inscription of Zoora, in which the letter comprising the year are splitted between two lines, likely due to miscalculation of the available writing space.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

432 CE to 432 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan store house

Figures

Deeply but coarsely engraved rectangular frame, vaulted at the top around 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.

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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.

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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.

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