A very different tomb inscription in Greek comes from the island of Rheneia, near Delos. This is one of the earliest Jewish tomb inscriptions yet to be discovered, probably dating to the second century B.C.E. It is a prayer for vengeance-
“I call upon and pray to God the Most High, the Lord of the spirits and of all flesh, against those who have treacherously murdered or poisoned the poor Heraclea, who died untimely, and who have unjustly shed her innocent blood; may the same happen to them who have murdered or poisoned her and to their children, Lord, you who see everything, and you, angels of God, for whom every soul humiliates itself on this day with supplications, [hoping] that you revenge her innocent blood and settle your account with them as soon as possible.”15
Both the vocabulary and the phraseology echo the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.16 For example, “the day on which every soul humiliates itself with supplications” is strongly reminiscent of Leviticus 23-29, “Every soul that shall not humiliate itself on that day shall be cut off from its people,” which is a reference to fasting on the Day of Atonement.