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<title>Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine</title>
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<resp>Prinicipal Investigator</resp>
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<p>Negev. Zoora. May 19, 356 CE. Sandstone tombstone, engraved and painted. Epitaph.</p>
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<date period="http://n2t.net/ark:/99152/p0m63njjcn4" notBefore="0356" notAfter="0356">May 19, 356 CE</date>
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<p>Found by local inhabitants in the northwest corner of the Bronze
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the Wadi al-Hasa, probably in secondary use in later graves.</p>
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<change when="2010-02-26" who="persons.xml#Eric_Gruebel">Creation</change>
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adding period attribute to date element, with Periodo value.
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<p><g ref="cross">+</g>
<g ref="cross">+</g>
<g ref="cross">+</g><lb/>
<supplied reason="lost">Μνημῖον</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost">Μαρθοῦς</supplied>
<lb/>
<gap reason="illegible" unit="line" quantity="1"/>
<lb/> τελ<unclear>ε</unclear><supplied reason="lost"
>υτη</supplied><unclear>σά</unclear>σης ἐτ<lb break="no"/>ῶν <num>ιεʹ</num>
<unclear>ἔτ</unclear>ους <num>σν<unclear>α</unclear>ʹ</num><lb/> μηνὶ Ἀρτεμισίου<lb/>
<num>κθʹ</num>
<choice>
<sic>Θάρσι</sic>
<corr>Θάρσει</corr>
</choice> οὐδεὶς<lb/> ἀθάνατος <choice>
<sic>Εὐ<lb break="no"/>μύρι</sic>
<corr>Εὐμοίρει</corr>
</choice> φιλτάτη<lb/> Μαρθοῦς</p>
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<p>[Monument of Marthous ......], who died (at the age) of 15 years, in (the) year
251, on (the) 29th (day) of (the) month Artemisios. Be of good cheer, no one
(is) immortal. Have a good fortune (may your lot be good), dearest Marthous.</p>
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<p>The inscription lists the date as the 29th of Artemisios in the year 251 according to the Era of the Province of Arabia, that is, May 19, 356 CE. The tombstone is one of about 700 discovered in Byzantine Zoora. The majority of the Greek tombstones from this location have been identified as Christian. The inscription contains both spelling and grammatical errors and is recorded in a mixture of square and round script. The text is engraved and painted red. The author indicates that the letter-cutter seems to have had difficulty cutting into this material. Painted guide lines can still be seen between the lines of text. The first two lines of the text are missing due to weathering. The author restores the first line as "Μνημῖον Μαρθοῦς" (Monument of Marthous...) based on the typical funeral formula and the mention of the name later on line 9. He suggests that he second line likely would have contained a patronymic. The age, year, month and day numeral is indicated with a horizontal bar above them. The remnants of three crosses can still be seen above the text.</p>
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