Zoora, 430 BCE. Stone block. Epitaph.
Taxonomies for IIP controlled values
εἷς Θεός. ὁ μόνoς
μνημῖον Σωσάν
νας Καλανδίωνọς,
τοῦ
βίου παυσομέ
νης μετὰ καλοῦ
ὀνόματος, ἐτῶν
μη
God (is) One (and) the Only (One). Monument of Sosanna, (daughter) of Calandion, who ceased to live having a good name at the age of .. years. In the year 325 [= ad 430], on the 11th (?) (day) of (the) month Apellaios, the 5th day [of the Lord] (Thursday). Be of good cheer, no one (is) immortal.
Line 3. The upper part of the letter o of Καλανδίωνọς is not visible. Line 7. There are faint traces of a “numeral bar” under the ν of ὀνόματος (line 6). However, there are no remains of the letter-numeral marking the age of the deceased. The sequence τκε is overlined by a “numeral bar”. The abbreviation μς = μη(νὸ)ς. Line 8. Damage in the lower left corner has destroyed the letter Ἀ of [Ἀ]πελλ(έου). Only the right half of the letter π has survived. [Ἀ]πελλς = [Ἀ]πελλ(έου). The sequence ια is overlined by a “numeral bar”. The έ of ἡμέρ has lost its lower part. On the right of ἡμέρ there is a raised abbreviation that cannot be identified with certainty. Line 9. Damage in the left-hand corner has destroyed the abbreviation Κ(υρίο)υ—or Κ(υρίου)—which should precede the numeral ε. To the left of this numeral, there are faint traces of a stroke—or perhaps an accidental scratch on the stone—that cannot be identified. There are no traces of any identification to characterize the ε as a numeral. Line 10. Damage in the left corner has destroyed the initial ἀ of [ἀ]θάνατος. The left half of θ has been deleted, but it is still clearly recognizable.