Tomb of Zenon, the son of Balys and Megale, from Gaza (GAZ0112)
Dublin Core
Title
Tomb of Zenon, the son of Balys and Megale, from Gaza (GAZ0112)
Description
Greek funerary inscription for Zenon, son of Balys and Megale, from Gaza, dated October 505 CE (?)(GAZ0112). The tombstone of his sister, Theodote, is also known (GAZ0103).
Source
Publisher
CIIP3: 2499
Date
Format
Marble
Language
Identifier
GAZ0112
Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
H 24cm
W 24cm
W 24cm
Diplomatic
(cross) ΘΗΚΗΤΟΥΜΑΚΑΡΙ
ΟΤΑΤΟΥΖΗΝΟΝΟΣΥΙ
ΟΥΒΑΛΥΟΣΚΑΙΜΕΓΑ
ΛΗΣΕΚΑΤΕΤΕΘΗ
ΜΗΝΙΥΒΕΡΒΕΡΕΤΕΟΥ
ΒΚΤΟΥΕΞΦΕΤΟΥΣ
ΙΝΔΓΙ (cross) (palm branch)
ΟΤΑΤΟΥΖΗΝΟΝΟΣΥΙ
ΟΥΒΑΛΥΟΣΚΑΙΜΕΓΑ
ΛΗΣΕΚΑΤΕΤΕΘΗ
ΜΗΝΙΥΒΕΡΒΕΡΕΤΕΟΥ
ΒΚΤΟΥΕΞΦΕΤΟΥΣ
ΙΝΔΓΙ (cross) (palm branch)
Translation
Tomb of the most blessed Zenon, the son of Balys and Megale. He was buried on Hyperberetaios 22nd, in the year 565, indiction 13 (= 19 October 505?).
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP3
Translation Constituted From
CIIP3
Description
A square marble plaque with a seven-line Greek inscription. A cross marks the beginning of the inscription, and a cross and palm branch are located at the end of the last line.
Letters
2.5cm
Current Location (if known)
Museum of the Louvre, Paris, inv. no. MA 3359
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Name 3
Role 3
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.488-489
no. 2499
the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.488-489
no. 2499
Citation
“Tomb of Zenon, the son of Balys and Megale, from Gaza (GAZ0112),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/113.