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ZOOR0393

Zoora, 10 April 508 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

+ Χριστὸς νικᾷ. ἘκοιμήθηἘκυμέθη Λεόν+τιςΛεών+τις Σίλου ἐν μηνίμενί Ἀπριλίῳ δεκάτῃδεκάδι, τοῦ υγ´. + +

Translation

Christ is victorious. Leonti(o)s, (son) of Silas, fell asleep (died)on the tenth (day) of the monthof April, in the (year) 403.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Dated to April 10, 403 E.P.A. = April 10, 508 CE, using Roman month name instead of Macedonian. Line two: a decorative angular bracket follows the patronymic.

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 26 cm; W: 49.5 cm; D: —

Date

508 CE to 508 CE

Current location

Store house of the Department of Antiquities in Amman

Figures

  • Horizontal band decorated with a zigzag pattern runs below the epitaph

  • Deeply engraved cross with triangular bars and a dot in its center to the left of the first line

  • Peacock with body facing left and head turned to the right, holding palm branch in its bill below the arch, on the right side. faint traces of a similar peacock are barely discernible on the left side

  • Partially preserved vase (?) below the inscription, in between the peacocks

  • Small incised cross formed of four dots beginning of line 2

  • Schematic arch below the epitaph, interrupting the horizontal band

  • Decorative angular bracket following the patronymic in line 2

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

Source of translation

No bibliography available for translation.

Other sources

  • 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. insc 66.
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0393, 17 July 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89