Ossuary with Greek inscription for Phasael, his son, and Eiphigeneia from Jerusalem (JLM0121)

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Title

Ossuary with Greek inscription for Phasael, his son, and Eiphigeneia from Jerusalem (JLM0121)

Description

Limestone ossuary with rosette and zigzag decoration and a Greek inscription for Phaesel, his unnamed son, and Eiphigeneia from Jerusalem, dated to 1st c. BCE/CE. Eiphigeneia's relationship to Phaesel is not altogether clear. She may have been his wife; CIIP1 suggests that she died in childbirth.

Source

Publisher

CIIP1: 105

Format

Limestone

Language

Identifier

JLM0121

Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

H 54cm
W 171cm
D 51cm

Decoration

Rosettes on all four sides and lid, with zigzag frames. Three lines of Greek inscriptions on the back side of gabled lid.

Language

Diplomatic

(a) ΦΑΣΑΗΛΟΥ
(b) ΦΑΣΑΗΛΟΥΥΙΟΥ
(c) ΚΑΙΕΙΦΙΓΕΝΕΙΑΣ

Edition

(a) Φασαηλου
(b) Φασαηλου υιου
(c) και Ειφιγενειας

Translation

(a) Of Phaesel
(b) Of the son of Phaesel
(c) and of Eiphigeneia

Diplomatic Constituted From

CIIP1

Edition Constituted From

CIIP1

Translation Constituted From

CIIP1

Findspot

Cave 1, Room 3 on southern slope of Mount Scopus

Current Location (if known)

Haifa University Institute of Archaeology, IAA inv. no. 1974-1516

Name 1

Role 1

Name 3

Selected Bibliography

CIIP1=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume I: Jerusalem: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp. 148-149, no.105

Citation

“Ossuary with Greek inscription for Phasael, his son, and Eiphigeneia from Jerusalem (JLM0121),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/214.

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