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ZOOR0435

Zoora, 476-477 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

תתניח נפשה ד תיבהן בר דמית בירח שתה תנינתה דשבועה דהיא דעבורה שנת ארבע מאה ותמני שנין לחורבן בית מקדשה שלום

Translation

May [the soul] be rested of ...ty?? ...... son .......... who died..............in the month ....................................... year....[se]cond of the seven-year cycle, which is......leap year, the year[fo]ur hundred and eightyears of the destruction of theSanctuary. Peace.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Many letters are shown in parentheses in edited transcription for an unclear reason. This includes: line 1: t, Line 2: bḥn, Line 3: y, Line 7: ' (ayin)

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 41 cm; W: 27 cm; D: 7 cm

Date

476 CE to 477 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Faded symbol, may be Ark of the Covenant to the right of the candelabrum

  • Ram's horn to the left of the candelabrum

  • Linear frame with dotted zigzag pattern surrounding inscription on three sides, except for the bottom. preserved intact only on the left side

  • Five-branched candelabrum with flames at the top middle of last line

  • Lulav to the right of the candelabrum

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. insc 42.
    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. insc 42.
    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. insc 42.
    Zotero
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