Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Prinicipal Investigator Michael Satlow

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Negev. Zoora. January 7, late 4th - early fifth century CE. Green sandstone tombstone. Epitaph.

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Frame Around inscription (missing bottom) Guide-lines Throughout inscription January 7, late 4th - early fifth 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.

ΜνημίονΜνημεῖον Ματρώνης Ἀλφίου, ἀποθανούσης ἐτῶν λεʹ, μηνὶ ΑὐδονέῳΑὐδυναίῳ κβʹ.

Monument of Matrona, (daughter) of Alphios, who died (at the age) of 35 years, on (the) 22nd (day) of the month Audynaios.

ΜνημίονΜνημεῖον Ματρώνης Ἀλφίου, ἀποθανούσης ἐτῶν λεʹ μηνὶ ΑὐδονέῳΑὐδυναίῳ κβʹ

The inscription records the date as the 22nd day of the month Audynaios, that is, January 7. It has been further dated to the end of the fourth century or the beginning of the fifth 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 rectangular tombstone is broken on its upper right and has suffered some chipping. A frame surrounds the text its left, right and top. Guide-lines are partially preserved in the text. The text is engraved and partially painted red. The frame is engraved and red painted, while the guidelines are only drawn in red paint. The author notes that the names mentioned here are also attested elsewhere at Ghor es-Safi.

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