Ossuary with Greek inscriptions for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0053)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Greek inscriptions for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0053)
Description
Limestone ossuary with two Greek inscriptions for Martha, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 511
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0053
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 37cm
W 55.5cm
D 26.5cm
W 55.5cm
D 26.5cm
Decoration
Facade decorated with two 6-petaled rosettes flanking a tree, within a zigzag frame. Flat lid. Two Greek inscriptions: (a) incised on back side, (b) written in black charcoal on lid.
Language
Diplomatic
(a) and (b) ΜΑΡΘΑ
Edition
(a) and (b) Μαρθα
Translation
Martha. Martha
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Unknown
Current Location (if known)
Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri, inv. no. 68.287.
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.530-531, no.511.
Citation
“Ossuary with Greek inscriptions for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0053),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/676.