Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Erotarein from Jerusalem (JLM0193)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Erotarein from Jerusalem (JLM0193)
Description
Limestone ossuary with geometric decoration and a Greek inscription for Erotarein from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 322
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0193
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 28.5cm
W 56cm
D 26cm
W 56cm
D 26cm
Decoration
Zigzag bands and lines along facade. Two one-word Greek inscriptions incised on the back side (a) and left short side (b).
Language
Diplomatic
(a) ΕΡΩΤΑΡΕΙΝ
(b) ΕΡΩΤΑΡΕΙΝ
(b) ΕΡΩΤΑΡΕΙΝ
Edition
(a) Ερωταρειν
(b) Ερωταρειν
(b) Ερωταρειν
Translation
(a) Erotarein
(b) Erotarein
(b) Erotarein
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave in the Kidron Valley, Jerusalem
Current Location (if known)
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. 1934-3119
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.342, no.322.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Erotarein from Jerusalem (JLM0193),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/426.