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ZOOR0460

Zoora, Circa 5th Century CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

הדה נפש ברה דמגלוס דמיתיום שובתה בעסריןוחמשה יומין בירחטיבת בשתה קדמיתה דשאבועה שנתתלא מא ותמנין ושת שנין לחרבןבית מקדשה שלום שלום על ישראל

Translation

This is the tombstone of … the son of Megalos(?) who died (on) the Sabbath, the twenty fifth day of the month Tevet, in the first year of the sabbatical cycle, the year three hundred eighty six years after the destruction of the Temple. Peace, Peace upon Israel!

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 35 cm; W: 19 cm; D: 5 cm

Date

400 CE to 499 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Border around inscription

  • Seven-branched menorah below inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

  • Naveh, Joseph. “Another Jewish Aramaic Tombstone from Zoar.” Hebrew Union College Annual 56 (1985): 103–16. page 103-116.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Naveh, Joseph. “Another Jewish Aramaic Tombstone from Zoar.” Hebrew Union College Annual 56 (1985): 103–16. page 103-116.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0460, 3 April 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89