Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Sara from Jerusalem (JLM0151)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Sara from Jerusalem (JLM0151)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Sara, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 201
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0151
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 35cm
W 55cm
D 27cm
W 55cm
D 27cm
Decoration
Two rosettes and incised nscription on the facade, flat lid.
Language
Diplomatic
סרה
Edition
srh
Translation
Sara
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 (loculus 459, oss. 63)
Current Location (if known)
SBF Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. SF 1122, SBF 00455, coll. B35AB
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.234, no.201.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Sara from Jerusalem (JLM0151),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/317.