Πιστὸς ἐκ πις τῶν Ζώσιμος ἐνθάδε κεῖμε ζήσας ἔτεσιν βʹ μη(νὶ) αʹ ἡμέ(ραις) κεʹ1 I, Zosimus, a believer from believers, lie here having lived 2 years, 1 month, 25 days. Tombstone inscription of the child Zosimus The other inscription which gives information about the religious status of the parents is the following metrical Greek inscription of three boys of twelve years old, who are described as πιστοὶ γενετῇ; it comes perhaps also from the third century:2 Ἀλκινόων δύο σῆμα
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