Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Alexa Mara and her son Simon from Jerusalem (JLM0055)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Alexa Mara and her son Simon from Jerusalem (JLM0055)
Description
Limestone ossuary with two Greek inscriptions. The first is for Alexa Mara, identified as the mother of Iouda. The second is for Simon, identified as "her" (ostensibly Alexa Mara) son. From the environs around Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 517
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0055
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 32.5cm
W 65cm
D 27cm
W 65cm
D 27cm
Decoration
Plain ossuary with flat lid. Two Greek inscriptions incised on long side.
Language
Diplomatic
(a) ΑΛΕΞΑΣΜΑΡΑΜΗΤΗΡ
ΙΟΥΔΑΣ
(b) ΣΙΜΩΝΥΙΟΣΑΥΤΗΣ
ΙΟΥΔΑΣ
(b) ΣΙΜΩΝΥΙΟΣΑΥΤΗΣ
Edition
(a) Αλεξας Μαρα μητηρ | Ιουδας
(b) Σιμων νιους αυτης
(b) Σιμων νιους αυτης
Translation
(a) Alexa Mara, mother (of) Iouda.
(b) Simon, her son.
(b) Simon, her son.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Reportedly northwest of Jerusalme
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1983-570
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Name 3
Role 3
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.535-536, no.517.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Alexa Mara and her son Simon from Jerusalem (JLM0055),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 26, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/678.