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
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0121
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 54cm
W 171cm
D 51cm
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
(b) ΦΑΣΑΗΛΟΥΥΙΟΥ
(c) ΚΑΙΕΙΦΙΓΕΝΕΙΑΣ
Edition
(a) Φασαηλου
(b) Φασαηλου υιου
(c) και Ειφιγενειας
(b) Φασαηλου υιου
(c) και Ειφιγενειας
Translation
(a) Of Phaesel
(b) Of the son of Phaesel
(c) and of Eiphigeneia
(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.