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ZOOR0389

Zoora, 375-400 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).

Transcription

ΜνημεῖονΜνημῖον Κλαυδίου Ὠρίωνος, άποθανόντος μετά καλοῦ ὀνόματος

Translation

Monument of Claudius (?),(son) of Orion, whodied having a good[name] .............

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Line 2: only the upper half of the iota is legible. Line 4: Only lower oblique hasta of kappa is lost.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

375 CE to 400 CE

Current location

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

Figures

  • Big palm branch in horizontal position above the preserved fragment of the epitaph

  • Upper part of a cross-rho monogram to the right of the palm branch

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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