Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Creator Michael Satlow Brown University Zoor 0381

Zoora, 29 October 470 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).

White sandstone, almost trapezoidal in shape, pointed at the top

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The inscribed surface is chipped at the upper left corner. Partial erosion of the text due to accumulation of salt crystals

Odd lines preserve traces of red colour. Square alphabet featuring small symmetrical letters, carefully executed but not well aligned

Carved cross with triangular serifs Above the inscription, in the middle Red painted bird, facing left Below the inscription, to the left Small outlined cross End of line 9 29 October 470 CE Negev Zoora An-Naq' Cemetery

Franciscan Archaelogical Institute in the Memorial of Moses on Mount Nebo

Taxonomies for IIP controlled values

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

+ Εἷς Θεός, ὁ πάντων Δεσπότης, ΜνημῖονΜνεμεῖον Οὐαλεντίνας Ἀλεξάνδρου, ἀποθανούσης μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος ἐτῶν κη, μηνὸς Δίου ιβ, τοῦ ἔτους τξε, ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου ε. Θάρσιθάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος. +

One (is) the God, the Lord of all. Monument of Valentina (daughter) of Alexandros, who died having a good name (at the age) of 28 (?) years, on the 12th (day) of the month Dios, in the year 365 (?) on the 5th (?) day [of (the) Lord] (thursday?). Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal.

Εἷς Θεός, ὁ πάντων Δεσπότης, ΜνημῖονΜνεμεῖον Οὐαλεντίνας Ἀλεξάνδρου, ἀποθανούσης μετὰ καλοῦ ὀνόματος ἐτῶν κη μηνὸς Δίου ιβ τοῦ ἔτους τξε ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου ε Θάρσιθάρσει, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος.

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