Christian funerary text (Ain Zara cemetery)
created: Previous publications (Roueché)
source date: Fifth-sixth century CE
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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[...], 54 and figs.120, 121, 122, 123; mentioned and indexed [...], 261, whence mentioned [...], 261

In ok tumulo positus est korpus bone memorie Faustine qui fuit suis amabilis pektore karus quem atra dies tullit okassione sine languens. Bixit plus minus annos XVIIII. Rekessit de ok sekulo sub die XXVIII mensis Agustus indiktio III. Requiem eternam det illi Dominus. Amen. Dikite omnes amen quia fuit dilektus.

In this tomb is placed the body of Faustinus, of good memory, who was lovable to his own, dear in heart, whom a black day took ?in an accident, without sickeninh. He lived for more or less 19 years; he left this world on day 28 of month August, indiction 3. May the Lord give him rest eternal. Amen. All say amen, because he was loved.