Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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Negev. Zoora. Second half of fourth century CE. Light purple sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.

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Horizontal bars Three framing the inscription Angular motif Four ending the last line, facing the right Second half of 4th century CE Negev Zoora An Naq cemetery

Found by local inhabitants in the northwest corner of the Bronze Age, Byzantine and Islamic cemetery in the An Naq neighborhood south of the Wadi al-Hasa, probably in secondary use in later graves.

Department of Antiquities of Jordan

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 Creation Adding Pleiades IDs to origin/placenames adding period attribute to date element, with Periodo value.

ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Κασέτου ἀποθανόντος ἐτῶν μεʹ. ΘάρσιΘάρσει οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος.

Monument of Kasetos, who died (at the age) of 45 years. Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal.

ΜνημῖονΜνημεῖον Κασέτου ἀποθανόντος ἐτῶν μεʹ ΘάρσιΘάρσει οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος.

No date is provided in the inscription, but it has been dated to the second half of the fourth century CE on the strength of other factors. 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 tombstone is oval in shape and chipped all around. The the inscribed surface, save for its lower right portion, have been smoothed. The text written in red paint, and is framed by three short, horizontal bars. These bars are also drawn in red paint. The last line of text ends with four "decorative angular motifs" facing the right. The author notes that the name Κασέτος is attested at Hauran, and that some speculation exists as to its origin.

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