Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for Martha and Maria from Jerusalem (JLM0138)
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Title
Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for Martha and Maria from Jerusalem (JLM0138)
Description
Plain limestone ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for Martha and Maria/Mariam from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 168
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0138
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 36cm
W 78cm
D 29cm
W 78cm
D 29cm
Decoration
Plain, with three inscriptions incised on both long sides (a, b) and on the lid (c).
Language
Diplomatic
(a) מרתה ומריה
(b) מרתה
מרים
(c) מרתה
מרים
(b) מרתה
מרים
(c) מרתה
מרים
Edition
(a) mrth wmryh
(b) and (c) mrth | mrym
(b) and (c) mrth | mrym
Translation
(a) Martha and Maria
(b) and (c) Martha, Mariam
(b) and (c) Martha, Mariam
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial complexes at Dominus Flevit on the west slope of the Mount of Olives (Chamber 70, oss. 27)
Name 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.204-205, no.168.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for Martha and Maria from Jerusalem (JLM0138),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 26, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/304.