Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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ZOOR0402

Zoora, 3 May 372 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

בתלת עסר בירח אירבשתה תנינתה דשׁבועהבשנת תלת מאון ותלת שנניןמית דליה כהנה בריהושע מן בית שרון דבתחם צפורין משכבה לניחומקמה בפרע אמן

Translation

On the thirteenth of the month Iyyar, in the second year of the seven-year cycle, in the year three hundred and three years there died Deliah the priest, son of Yehoshua‛, from Beth Sharon in the bound[ary of] Sepphoris. May his repose be in peace and his rising speedily, amen.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 34 cm; W: 31 cm; D: 7 cm

Date

372 CE to 372 CE

Current location

Museum at the Lowest Place on Earth, Safi, Jordan.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Meimaris, Yiannis E., Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou, and Sebastian P. Brock. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. 1c. The Jewish Aramaic Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora). Athens, n.d.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Meimaris, Yiannis E., Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou, and Sebastian P. Brock. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. 1c. The Jewish Aramaic Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora). Athens, n.d.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Meimaris, Yiannis E., Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou, and Sebastian P. Brock. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. 1c. The Jewish Aramaic Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora). Athens, n.d.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0402, 5 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89