Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Natira and his family from Jerusalem (JLM0187)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Natira and his family from Jerusalem (JLM0187)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and an inscription for Natira and his (unnamed) brother, father, and mother. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 306
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0187
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
W 45cm
Decoration
Two rosettes and a three-line inscription incised on the back side of the ossuary. Missing lid.
Language
Diplomatic
נטירא
אחיא אבא
אמא דנטירא
אחיא אבא
אמא דנטירא
Edition
ntyrʾ | ʾḥyʾ ʾbʾ | ʾmʾ dntyrʾ
Translation
Natira, his brother, father, mother of Natira
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Akeldama Caves, Kidron Valley (cave 3, chamber D, ossuary 34)
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1993-1707
Name 1
Name 2
Role 2
Name 3
Role 3
Name 4
Role 4
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.329-330, no.306.
Citation
“Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Natira and his family from Jerusalem (JLM0187),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 23, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/420.