Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for El'azar and his wife from Jerusalem (JLM0122)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for El'azar and his wife from Jerusalem (JLM0122)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for El'azar and his unnamed wife from Jerusalem, dated 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 111
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0122
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 32cm
W 65cm
D 26.5cm
W 65cm
D 26.5cm
Decoration
Two 12-petaled rosettes flanking an ivy branch within a zigzag frame on the facade. One line Hebrew inscription on the back. Gabled lid.
Language
Diplomatic
אלעזר ואשתו
Edition
ʾlʿzr wʾštw
Translation
El'azar and his wife.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Mount Scopus
Current Location (if known)
Church of St. Anne, Jerusalem, inv. no. PB 3203, S-353
Name 1
Role 1
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. 154-155, no.111
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for El'azar and his wife from Jerusalem (JLM0122),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/215.