Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0001)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0001)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and two inscriptions in Hebrew and Aramaic for Shalom, identified as the wife of Yehuda. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 341
Date
Format
Limestone
Identifier
JLM0001
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 36cm
W 56cm
D 26.5cm
W 56cm
D 26.5cm
Decoration
Two rosettes within a zigzag frame, and inscriptions incised in Hebrew (a) and Aramaic (b) on the facade.
Diplomatic
(a) שלום אשת
יהדה
(b) שלוםאתתיהוד ה
יהדה
(b) שלוםאתתיהוד ה
Edition
(a) šlwm ʾšt yh<w>dh
(b) šlwm ʾtt yhwdh
(b) šlwm ʾtt yhwdh
Translation
(a) Shalom, wife of Yehuda
(b) Shalom, wife of Yehuda
(b) Shalom, wife of Yehuda
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave near Deir es-Sineh in the Kidron Valley
Current Location (if known)
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. S-878
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Notes
JLM0198, JLM0199, JLM001-JLM0004 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.362-363, no.341.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0001),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/433.