Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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

Grey marble slab, smoothed front and back. Damaged margins. Rough edges.

17 23.5 3.5

The script is shallowly incised. Alpha has a v-shaped cross-bar. Rounded epsilon and sigma. S used as an abbreviation sign at the end of line 1.

Palm branch Runs parallel to the lower border
4th-6th century CE Coastal Plain Jaffa Necropolis close to Saknet Abu Kabîr

University of Oslo, Institute of Classical Archaeology, inv. no. C. 41650

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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

Μημόριςον Μενασσηυἱοῦ Ἀββι

Memorial of Manaseh, son of Abbi.

Last two letters of line 1 are abbreviated with an S.

Μημόριςον Μενασση υἱοῦ Ἀββι

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