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ZOOR0376

Zoora, 22 March 434 to 21 March 435 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph)


Transcription Μνημῖον + Κυριακὴ Σεά+λου, ἀποθανοῦσαν μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος καὶ καλῆς πίστεως ἐτῶν ιζ ἐν ἔτους τκθ.
Translation Monument of Kyriake, daughter of Seal(l)os, who died having a good name and good faith at the age of 17 years, in the year 329.
Diplomatic [no diplomatic]

Transcription

Μνημῖον + Κυριακὴ Σεά+λου, ἀποθανοῦσαν μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος καὶ καλῆς πίστεως ἐτῶν ιζ ἐν ἔτους τκθ.

Translation

Monument of Kyriake, daughter of Seal(l)os, who died having a good name and good faith at the age of 17 years, in the year 329.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:: 434 CE
Terminus ante quem:: 435 CE

Notes

The numerous vulgarisms indicate that this tombstone is not authentic and was produced by an engraver ignorant of Greek. The transcription provided has been edited by the original authors using the original epitaph to correct the numerous mistakes in the copy.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

434 CE to 435 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

Two incised crosses outlined with rhomboid serifs. The one on the right has a vertical bar which ends in an omega-like sign. Above each cross an horizontal bar is incised flanking the text on either sides, and covering the height of two lines
Palm branch flanked by two diagonally placed floral motifs 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.

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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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