Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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Golan. Fakhem, Date unknown. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).

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Date Unknown Golan Fakhem32.95255581523348,35.848627725022105 Building material

Secondarily used as construction material.

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ΝΘΑΔ ΚΙΤΕΣ ΛΑΜΑ ΗΣΡΟΥΦΟΥΕΤΩΝΠ

ἐνθάδε κῖτε Σαλαμάνης Ῥούφου ἐτῶν πʹ

Here lies Salamanes, son of Rufus. Eighty years old.

ἐνθάδε κῖτε Σαλαμάνης Ῥούφου ἐτῶν πʹ

Tombstone, inscription complete. There is damage to the top and left side, but it is still readable. The tombstone was found in Fakhem, but was in secondary use as construction material. It is unclear whether it originated there, or was moved to the site for construction when the city began flourishing in the twentieth century. If the latter scenario is the case, it is possible that the tombstone originated in Farj, a rich antique site lying 1 km south-east. According to Prentice, Salamanes is a good Arabic name.

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