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ZOOR0407
Zoora, 20 January 407 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription הדה נפשה
דשאולבר יעקב דמיתכה יומין ירח שבטבשתה
תניניתה דשבועהשנת תלת
מאלחשנין לחרבן ביתמקדשה
שלוםשלום
שלום |
Translation This is the tombstone of Sha'ul, son of Ya'aqob, who died on the 25th day of the
(month) Shebat, in the second year of the seven-year cycle, the year three
hundred (and) 38 years of the destruction of the Sanctuary. Peace, peace,
peace. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Hebrew, Aramaic
Dimensions
H: 40 cm; W: 30 cm; D: 10 cm
Date
407 CE to 407 CE
Current location
George Blumenthal Collection in New York
Figures
Red painted seven-branched candelabrum with faded schematized flames above, flaked by the word shalom on the bottom line of the frame, with its top inserted in the middle of the last line of the text
Red painted frame with zig zag pattern around the 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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