Documentation for burial plaques incorporated into the model

Photographs from Goodenough, E. R., Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period vol. 3 (New York, 1953) figs. 702-32.

Transcriptions from The Packard Humanities Institute’s online database of Greek inscriptions: http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/main (accessed on 14 April 2011).

Burial plaque 1:

TRANSLATION: Here lies Zoulas, grammateus, 50 years old; his resting is in peace.

Burial plaque 2:

TRANSLATION: Here lies Maria wife of Saloutios, who lived nobly with her husband; her resting is in peace.

Burial plaque 3:

TRANSLATION: Here lies Primeitiba with her grandson Euphrenon; their resting is in peace.

Burial plaque 4:

TRANSLATION: Ioudas (Judas), 7 months old, lies here.

Burial plaque 5:

TRANSLATION: Here lies Sabbatis, twice archon; he lived 35 years; his resting is in peace (Peace upon Israel).

Burial plaque 6:

TRANSLATION: Here lies Semoel (Samuel), an infant of 1 year and 5 months; his resting is in peace. Be of courage, Samoel, no one is immortal.

Burial plaque 7:

TRANSLATION: Here lies Annia. Her husband made (this).

Burial plaque 8:

TRANSLATION: Aster.

Burial plaque 9:

TRANSLATION: Ioulianos the Hebrew.