Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0144)

Dublin Core

Title

Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0144)

Description

Limestone ossuary with zigzag frames and an Aramaic inscription for Shalom, daughter of Awai, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.

Source

Publisher

CIIP1: 180

Format

Limestone

Language

Identifier

JLM0144

Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

H 34cm
W 54cm
D 28cm

Decoration

Zigzag frames defining four plain frames on facade. Inscription incised on back side. Gabled lid.

Language

Diplomatic

שלם ברת עוי

Edition

šlm brt `wy

Translation

Shalom daugther of `Awai (?)

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 280, oss. 69)

Current Location (if known)

SBF Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. SF 7702

Name 1

Role 1

Name 2

Role 2

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.215-216, no.180.

Citation

“Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0144),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 28, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/310.

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