Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Miriam daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0042)
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Title
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Miriam daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0042)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and geometric decoration and an Aramaic inscription for Miriam, identified as the daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 482
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0042
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 38cm
W 61.5cm
D 30cm
W 61.5cm
D 30cm
Decoration
Two 12-petaled rosettes with a diamond between and above, and a line of triangles below, enclosed within a zigzag frame. Inscription on the back.
Language
Edition
{m} mrym brt sm 'wn
Translation
Miriam daughter of Shim'on
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave off Hebron Road, Jerusalem
Current Location (if known)
Hebrew University Institute of Archaeology, Jerusalem, inv. no. 9792
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
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.504, no.482.
Citation
“Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Miriam daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0042),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/665.