Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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 Jaff 0041

Jaffa, 4th-6th century CE. Tombstone. Funerary.

White marble with grey shades.

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7 fragments glued together

Letters are deeply incised. Alpha with v-shaped crossbar. Beta has no intermediate bar. Rounded epsilon and sigma. Kappa is bigger than other letters. Left diagonal line of lambda is extended upwards. Cursive mu.

tabula ansata Framing the inscription. Inner frame measures 14 x 31 cm. palm branch to the right of the second line 4th-6th century CE Coastal Plain Jaffa Necropolis close to Saknet Abu Kabîr

University of Oslo, Institute of Classical Archaeology, inv. no. C. 41725

Taxonomies for IIP controlled values

Initial Entry Edited Added references to pictures adding period attribute to date element, with Periodo value. Inscription front side. University of Oslo, Institute of Classical Archaeology Inscription back side. University of Oslo, Institute of Classical Archaeology Inscription front side darker. University of Oslo, Institute of Classical Archaeology Chris Zeichmann (scan)

Ἀββομαρῖ υἱοῦ ἈᾶΛευείτης Βαβέλης ἀρτοκόπου

(Grave / tomb) of Abbomari, son of Aha, of Levi's family, from Babeles, baker.

Alternative suggested readings for line 2 include: Άα λευι τῆς Βαβελης (Clermont-Ganneau). Alternative suggested reading for line 3: άρτοκόπος (Euting, Klein). The occupation of the deceased, or of his father, is found in another inscription (see Jaff 0014).

Ἀββομαρῖ υἱοῦ Ἀᾶ Λευείτης Βαβέλης ἀρτοκόπου

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