Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Sara from Jerusalem (JLM0162)
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Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Sara from Jerusalem (JLM0162)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and a Hebrew inscription for Sara from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 234
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0162
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
L 24cm
Decoration
Two 12-petaled rosettes within a zigzag frame on facade. One line Hebrew inscription incised on right short side. No lid.
Language
Diplomatic
שרה
Edition
śrh
Translation
Sara
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave above the "Tomb of the Prophets" on the Mount of Olives
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 2002-1234
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.262-263, no. 234.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Sara from Jerusalem (JLM0162),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed May 1, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/395.