Marble Greek epitaph for Aste and Paregorius from Caesarea Maritima

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Title

Marble Greek epitaph for Aste and Paregorius from Caesarea Maritima

Description

Gray marble plaque with Greek epitaph for Aste, a proselyte, and Paregorius (her husband?) from Caesarea Maritima, 3rd-6th c. CE.

Publisher

CIIP2: 456

Format

Marble

Language

Greek

Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata

Dimensions

H 26cm
W 35cm
D 6cm

Decoration

Five line Greek inscription

Diplomatic

ΜΕΜΟΡΙΟΝΤΗΣ
ΠΡΟΣΣΥΛΗΤΟΥ
ΑΣΤΗΚΑΙΠΑΡΗ
ΛΟΡΙΟΥΕΥΧΑ
ΡΙΣΤΟΥΣΑ

Translation

The tomb of the proselyte Aste and of Paregorius, (she) gives thanks.

Diplomatic Constituted From

CIIP2

Translation Constituted From

CIIP2

Current Location (if known)

Kibbutz Sdot Yam Museum, IAA inv. no. 1998-7886

Name 1

Aste

Role 1

proselyte

Name 2

Paregorius

Selected Bibliography

CIIP2=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume II: Caesarea and the Middle Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. no.1456.

Citation

“Marble Greek epitaph for Aste and Paregorius from Caesarea Maritima,” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/722.

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