Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0049)
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Title
Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0049)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes, circles, and zigzag decoration, and a one-line Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Mariam, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 503
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0049
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 35cm
W 62.5cm
D 27.5cm
W 62.5cm
D 27.5cm
Decoration
Two 6-petaled rosettes on facade, flanking a row of concentric circles and contained within a zigzag frame. Inscription is incised on left short side.
Language
Diplomatic
מרים
Edition
mrym
Translation
Mariam
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Unknown
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1969-107
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.524, no.503.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0049),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/672.