Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Creator Michael Satlow Brown University Zoor 0372

Zoora, 15 July 419 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).

Brownish sandstone with red stripes, almost rectangular in shape

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Broken in the upper left corner

The inscription is enclosed in a square linear frame and set within guide-lines

Round script with letters of medium size , well carved and aligned

 Red paint Over the letters Square linear frame Around the inscription 15 July 419 CE Negev Zoora An-Naq' Cemetery

Found during the excavations of the Tawahin es-Sukkar site.

 Department of Antiquities in Safi

Taxonomies for IIP controlled values

 Initial Entry Edited adding period attribute to date element, with Periodo value.

Μνημῖονμνημεῖον ΣούμμουὈλέφου, ἀποθανόντος ἐτῶν μβ ἐν ἔτιἔτει τιδ, μηνὸς ΠανέμουΠανήμου κς, τελευτέσαντοςτελευτήσαντος μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος. Θάρσιθάρσει οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος. Ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου γ.

Monument of Summus, (son) of Olefos, who died (at the age) of 42 years, in the year 314, on the 26th (day) of (the) month Panemos; he passed away having a good name. Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal. (He died) on the 3rd day of (the) Lord (Tuesday).

Μνημῖον Σούμμου Ὀλέφου, ἀποθανόντος ἐτῶν μβ ἐν ἔτι τιδ μηνὸς Πανέμου κς τελευτέσαντος μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος. Θάρσι οὐδὶς ἀθάνατος. Ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου γ

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