Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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ZOOR0409

Zoora, 6 January 415 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

תנוח נפשה דיעקבבר שמעו דמיתיום ב י יומין בירחשבט בשנתה ג דשבועה שנת ש מאון מו שנין לחרבן ביתמקדשה יתעוריר לקול משמיע שלום

Translation

Rested be the soul of Ya'aqob, son of Shem'o, who died on the 2nd day (Monday), on the 10th day of the month Shebat, in the 3rd year of the seven-year cycle, the year 300 {hundreds} (and) 46 years of the destruction of the Sanctuary. May he be awakened to the voice of the announcer of peace.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The numerals in lines 3, 4, and 6 are exceptionally denoted by a vertical stroke next to the numerical letter instead of the usual horizontal bar above.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 37 cm; W: 29 cm; D: —

Date

415 CE to 415 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • A fish on the left side of the seven branched candelabrum

  • Ram's horn on the left side of the seven branched candelabrum

  • The word Shalom on the left side of the seven branched candelabrum

  • Linear frame with double dotted motif around the inscription and its symbols

  • Five-branched candelabrum on the left side of the seven branched candelabrum

  • Big seven -branched candelabrum occupies the lower part of the text: its upper part is inserted in the last two lines of the inscription; the tripodic base stands on the lower frame line, while in the spaces between its legs remains of three ornamental dotted lines are visible

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," ZOOR0409, 8 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89