Inscription Database

Inscription from Gerasa – Jerash (Arabia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD025767 (Last Updates: 2015-12-11, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Ziemices (?) Zi[openis f.] eque[s alae] ZIEMICES ZI[ ] EQVE[ ]
Thracum Aug(ustae) turma [Gai] THRACVM AVG TVRMA [ ]
Vesperi hic situs est heres [f(ecit) ex] VESPERI HIC SITVS EST HERES [ ]
testamento TESTAMENTO
 
Ζιμικένθισς(!) Ζιωπῆν υἱός ἱππεὺ̣[ς] ΖΙΜΙΚΕΝΘΙΣΣ ΖΙΩΠΗΝ ΥΙΟΣ ΙΠΠΕΥ[ ]
εἴλης Θρᾳκῶν Σεβαστῆς τύρμης ΕΙΛΗΣ ΘΡΑΚΩΝ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗΣ ΤΥΡΜΗΣ
Γαίω Ἑσπερίω(!) ἐνθ<ά=Ε>δε κεῖται ΓΑΙΩ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΩ ΕΝΘΕΔΕ ΚΕΙΤΑΙ
ἐπ<οί=Υ>ησεν ὁ κληρονόμος ΕΠΥΗΣΕΝ Ο ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΣ
ἐγ διαθήκης ΕΓ ΔΙΑΘΗΚΗΣ
Literature:
  • AE 1930, 0090.
  • A.H.M. Jones, JRS 18, 1928, 145-146, Nr. 2; fig. 27. - AE 1930.
  • SEG 07, 0901.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Jordan
ancient find spot:
Gerasa
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:

Type of inscription / language

language:
Greek-Latin

Historical relevant data

military:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Z. 1, 9. Buchstabe im thrak. Namen: nicht imitierbares Zeichen (durchgestrichenes F), offenbar zur Darstellung des griechischen Theta.

People

Person 1
Name:
Ziemices (?) Zi[openis f.] / Ζιμικένθισς(!) Ζιωπῆν
Cognomen:
Ziemices? / Ζιμικένθις
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Person 2
Name:
Zi[openis] / Ζιωπήν
Cognomen:
Ziopen+ / Ζιωπήν
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
[Gai] Vesperi / Γαίω Ἑσπερίω(!)
Praenomen:
C.+ / Γ.
Nomen:
Vesperius / Ἑσπέριος
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD025767
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2015-12-11 by Cowey
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