Tomb of Patrice from Joppa (JOP0102)
Dublin Core
Title
Tomb of Patrice from Joppa (JOP0102)
Description
Marble slab with Greek inscription concerning the tomb of Patrice, from Joppa, dated between the 3rd-6th c. CE (JOP0102)
Source
Publisher
CIIP3 no. 2228
Date
Format
Marble
Language
Identifier
JOP0102
Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
H 9cm
W 26cm
D 3.2cm
W 26cm
D 3.2cm
Diplomatic
ΤΟΥΤΟΤΟΜΝ[.]
ΜΑΔΙΑΦΕΡΙΑ
ΠΟΠΑΤΡΙΚΗΣ
ΜΑΔΙΑΦΕΡΙΑ
ΠΟΠΑΤΡΙΚΗΣ
Translation
This tomb belongs to Patrice
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP3
Translation Constituted From
CIIP3
Description
Rectangular marble slab containing three rows of a Greek inscription, broken along bottom of inscription
Letters
1.5-2cm
Findspot
Necropolis at Joppa/Jaffa
Name 1
Notes
The entry in CIIP3 (no.228, pp.105-106) notes that the name "Patrice" is rarely found among Jewish communities in this period, and may instead refer to a male "Patricius," given the purported findspot in the necropolis of the city.
Selected Bibliography
CIIP3=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume III: South Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of
the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.105-106,
no.2228
the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.105-106,
no.2228
Citation
“Tomb of Patrice from Joppa (JOP0102),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/103.