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ZOOR0410
Zoora, 3 February 415 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription הדה נפשה דיודה חזנהבר עמרם דמית בח
יומין
בירח אדר קדמיא דשתה ג
דשבועה שנת תלת מא מו
שנין
לחרבן בית מקדשה
שלום שלום שלום |
Translation This is the tombstone of Yudah the sexton, son of 'Amram, who died on the 8th day
in the month of first Adar, of the 3rd year of the seven-year cycle, the year
three hundred (and) 46 years of the destruction of the Sanctuary. Peace, peace,
peace. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Aramaic, Hebrew
Dimensions
H: 32 cm; W: 24 cm; D: 7 cm
Date
415 CE to 415 CE
Current location
Private Collection in Amman
Figures
Decorative dots on the branches, the shaft and the base of the candelabrum, as well as in the shovel and at the edges of the ram's horn
Incense shovel to the right of the seven branched candelabrum
Big seven branched candelabrum with small flames depicted at its top below the inscription
Schematic ram's horn to the left of the seven branched candelabrum
Lulav one to the left and one to the right of the seven branched candelabrum
Red painted frame with a dotted 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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