Ossuary with bilingual inscriptions for Ioudas/Yehuda and Shapira from Jerusalem (JLM0155)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with bilingual inscriptions for Ioudas/Yehuda and Shapira from Jerusalem (JLM0155)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes, leaves, and zigzag frames, and a three-line bilingual Greek and Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Ioudas/Yehuda and Shapira from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 215
Date
Format
Limestone
Identifier
JLM0155
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 35cm
W 67.5cm
D 28.5cm
W 67.5cm
D 28.5cm
Decoration
Two 12-petaled rosettes flanking a branch and enclosed within zigzag medallions and frames on the facade. Three-line inscription in charcoal on short right side. Vaulted lid.
Diplomatic
ΙΟΥΔΑΣ
יהודה
שפירא
יהודה
שפירא
Edition
Ιουδας | yhwdh | špyr'
Translation
Ioudas Yehuda Shapira
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave north of Augusta Victoria Hospital on the Mount of Olives
Current Location (if known)
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. S-2584
Name 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.246-247, no.215.
Citation
“Ossuary with bilingual inscriptions for Ioudas/Yehuda and Shapira from Jerusalem (JLM0155),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/321.