Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Maria from Jerusalem (JLM0127)
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Title
Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Maria from Jerusalem (JLM0127)
Description
Plain ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Maria, likely the daughter of Yose, from Jerusalem, dated 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 116
Date
Language
Identifier
JLM0127
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 36.5cm
W 49cm
D 28cm
W 49cm
D 28cm
Decoration
Plain ossuary with a single line of inscription incised on one long side
Language
Diplomatic
מריה יסה
Edition
mryh ysh
Translation
Maria (the daughter of?) Yose
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Mount Scopus
Current Location (if known)
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. S-765
Name 1
Name 2
Notes
CIIP1 (159-160, no.116) notes that Maria and Yose might be the names of two individuals interred in the ossuary, but concludes this unlikely due to the small size of the ossuary.
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. "," no.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Maria from Jerusalem (JLM0127),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/293.