Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Horrea from Jerusalem (JLM0195)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Horrea from Jerusalem (JLM0195)
Description
Limestone ossuary with two painted Greek inscriptions for Horrea from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 326
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0195
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 31cm
W 63cm
D 26cm
W 63cm
D 26cm
Decoration
Plain, with two inscriptions in green paint on one long side (a) and in two lines on the opposite long side (b). Gabled lid.
Language
Diplomatic
(a) ΩΡΗΑ ΩΡΗΑ ΩΡΗΑ
(b) ΩΡΗΑ ΩΡΗΑ
ΗΩΡΑ
(b) ΩΡΗΑ ΩΡΗΑ
ΗΩΡΑ
Edition
(a) Ωρηα Ωρηα Ωρηα
(b) Ωρηα Ωρηα| ΗΩΡΑ
(b) Ωρηα Ωρηα| ΗΩΡΑ
Translation
(a) Horea Horea Horea
(b) Horea Horea [Horea]
(b) Horea Horea [Horea]
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. 1942-128
Name 1
Notes
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.348, no.326.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Horrea from Jerusalem (JLM0195),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/428.