Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Creator Michael Satlow Brown University Zoor 0435

Zoora, 476-477 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).

White sandstone, rectangular in shape, tapered and pointed at the bottom

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The inscribed surface is now largerly eroded and covered with lichens, with significant loss of text

The lettering is professional, executed in small calligraphic characters arranged in lines properly spaced and aligned

Linear frame with dotted zigzag pattern Surrounding inscription on three sides, except for the bottom. Preserved intact only on the left side Five-branched candelabrum with flames at the top Middle of last line Ram's horn To the left of the candelabrum Lulav To the right of the candelabrum Faded symbol, may be Ark of the Covenant To the right of the candelabrum 476/477 CE Negev Zoora An-naq' Cemetery

Taxonomies for IIP controlled values

Initial Entry Edited adding period attribute to date element, with Periodo value. Rerunning segmentation process with updated workflow

תתניח נפשה ד תיבהן בר דמית בירח שתה תנינתה דשבועה דהיא דעבורה שנת ארבע מאה ותמני שנין לחורבן בית מקדשה שלום

May [the soul] be rested of ...ty?? ...... son .......... who died..............in the month ....................................... year....[se]cond of the seven-year cycle, which is......leap year, the year[fo]ur hundred and eightyears of the destruction of theSanctuary. Peace.

Many letters are shown in parentheses in edited transcription for an unclear reason. This includes: line 1: t, Line 2: bḥn, Line 3: y, Line 7: ' (ayin)

תתניח נפשה ד תי בהן בר דמית בירח שתה תנינתה דשבועה דהיא דעבורה שנת ארבע מאה ותמני שנין לחורבן בית מקדשה שלום

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