Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Aristoboula from Jerusalem (JLM0194)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Aristoboula from Jerusalem (JLM0194)
Description
Limestone ossuary with painted and incised Greek inscriptions for Aristoboula, also called Sorra, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 325
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0194
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 25.5cm
W 47cm
D 22cm
W 47cm
D 22cm
Decoration
Plain, with two Greek inscriptions. The first (a) is painted in green on one long side, and the second (b) is incised on the left short side. Flat lid.
Language
Diplomatic
(a) ΑΡΡΙΣΤΟΒΟΥ
(b) ΣΟΡΡΑ
ΑΡΡΙΣΤΟΒΟ
ΛΑ
(b) ΣΟΡΡΑ
ΑΡΡΙΣΤΟΒΟ
ΛΑ
Edition
(a) Αρριστοβου[λα]
(b) Σορρα | Αρριστοβο|λα
(b) Σορρα | Αρριστοβο|λα
Translation
(a) Aristoboula
(b) Sorra Aristoboula
(b) Sorra Aristoboula
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave at Karm esh-Sheikh in the Kidron Valley
Current Location (if known)
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. 1942-121
Notes
(1) Sorra is probably "Sara" here.
(2) JLM0194-JLM0197 were all found in the same burial cave in the Kidron Valley.
(2) JLM0194-JLM0197 were all found in the same burial cave in the Kidron Valley.
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.346-347, no.325.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Aristoboula from Jerusalem (JLM0194),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/427.