Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Creator Michael Satlow Brown University Zoor 0380

Zoora, 31 March 468 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph)

White and purple sandstone, almost square in shape, broader at the top.

Broken at the bottom

Square script with the exception of a few rounded characters. The letters are deeply and carefully cut , but lack a straight alignment

Depicted cross-chi symbol in the form of a helix Inside the upper right corner of the frame Deeply incised frame, partially preserved at its lower part Encloses the epitaph and its symbolic decoration Outlined cross with a chi sign in its center and a bird facing it Incised at the end of the epitaph Incised cross forming a central lozenge and small triangles as bars Below the inscription, almost in the middle Schematically carved bird Below the inscription, to the left of the cross Plain cross with linear serifs Incised below the bird 31 March 468 CE Negev Zoora An-naq' Cemetery

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

+ Εἷς Θεός, ἁ πάντων ΔεσπάτεςΔεσπότης. ΜνεμῖονΜνημεῖον ὈλέφθαςΣιλουανοῦ, ἀποθανόντοςἀποθανούσηςμετὰ κολοῦκαλοῦ ἀνόματοςὀνόματος καὶ καλεςκαλῆς πίστεως ἐτῶν η , τοῦ ἔτους τξγ, μενὸςμηνός Ξανθικοῦ ι, ἑμέραἡμέρα Κυρίου β. Θάρσιθάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνοταςἀθάνατος. + + +

One (is) the God, the Lord of all. Monument of Olefthas, (son or daughter?) of Silvanus, who died having a good name and good faith (at the age) of 8 years, in the year 363, on the 10th (day) of the month Xanthikos, on (the) 2nd day of the Lord (Monday). Be of good cheer, no one is immortal.

Εἷς Θεός, ἁ πάντων ΔεσπάτεςΔεσπόης. ΜνεμῖονΜνημεῖον Ὀλέφθας Σιλουανοῦ, ἀποθανόντοςἀποθανούσηςμετὰ κολοῦκαλοῦ ἀνόματοςὀνόματος καὶ καλεςκαλῆς πίστεως ἐτῶν η , τοῦ ἔτους τξγ μενὸς Ξανθικοῦ ι ἑμέραἡμέρα Κυρίου β Θάρσιθάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνοταςἀθάνατος.

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