243. Epitaph of Zoetus

Description | Text | Translation | Images | Commentary | Location | History

Description

• Monument: A rectangular white marble block, with a simply moulded panel on the front face, supporting a rougly cut hemisphere - probably cut down to serve as a Moslem tombstone. 0.35 × 0.70 × 0.325.
• Text: Inscribed within the panel (0.23 × 0.35) which is chipped to the right.
• Letters: Rough and irregular, 0.02-0.025.
• Date: Fourth century or later (content).

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Translation

Zoetus, son of Theopemptus, who strove for the blessed life, lies here.

Photographs

Face (1994)	Face (1994)

Commentary

See IX.43 and for this man's brother see 169 and discussion at IX.42; for the phrasing see IX.39.

Locations

• Found: Stray find.
• Original: Unknown.
• Last Recorded: Museum.

History

• Recording: Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1994.
• Bibliography: Unpublished.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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Description | Text | Translation | Images | Commentary | Location | History