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ZOOR0387

Zoora, 2nd Century CE to 3rd Century CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph)
Transcription

Ἰσμεήλῃ Ἀβδαρέτου, ΖωΐλοςἈλέβου, συμβίῳσυνβίῳ, εὐνοίας χάριν.

Translation

Zoilos, (son) of Alevos, (made this tomb) for his wife Ishmeele, (daughter) of Abdaretas, out of affection (for her).

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The tombstone features an additonal inscription in Nabataean which reads: "This is the monument which Zoilos, son of 'Aleb, made for Ishma'in, his beloved wife, daughter of Abusalem, in the month of Siwan". The editors did not provide an edited transcription of the Nabataean text.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 23 cm; W: 40 cm; D: 13 cm

Date

100 CE to 400 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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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," ZOOR0387, 8 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89