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Location
ZOOR0403
Zoora, 18 February 374 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription הדה נפשה דאומר
אתתה דישועדמיתת בעשריןיומין באדר שנת
שׁ מאה ה שנין
לחרבנה |
Translation This is the tombstone of ’Umar, wife of Yeshua‛, who died on the twentieth day of
Adar, the year 300 {hundred} (and) 5 years of the destruction. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Aramaic, Hebrew
Dimensions
H: 35 cm; W: 35 cm; D: 7 cm
Date
374 CE to 374 CE
Current location
Moussaieff Collection in London
Figures
Painted linear frame around inscription
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroMeimaris, 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.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroMeimaris, 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.
Source of translation
- ZoteroMeimaris, 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.
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