Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Hannah from Jerusalem (JLM0182)
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Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Hannah from Jerusalem (JLM0182)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and a Hebrew inscription for Hannah, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 299
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0182
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 30cm
W 57cm
D 27cm
W 57cm
D 27cm
Decoration
Two rosettes within a frame. Inscription incised on one short side. No lid.
Summary of contents
Remains of one adult, one child, and one infant
Language
Diplomatic
חנה
Edition
ḥnh
Translation
Hannah
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Akeldama Caves, Kidron Valley (cave 3, chamber A, ossuary 22)
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1993-1696
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.322-323, no.299.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Hannah from Jerusalem (JLM0182),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/415.