Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Marin (Mariam) from Jerusalem (JLM0065)
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Title
Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Marin (Mariam) from Jerusalem (JLM0065)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a two-line fragmentary Hebrew inscription for Marin (Mariam), identified as a daughter. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 569
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0065
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 30cm
W 59cm
D 25.5cm
W 59cm
D 25.5cm
Decoration
Plain, with two lines of Hebrew added in charcoal along one long side. No lid.
Language
Diplomatic
[--] ִס/ ִם[--]
[--]מרין בתא
[--]מרין בתא
Edition
[--]s/m[--] | mryn bt
'[--]
'[--]
Translation
...Marin daughter of...
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Unknown
Current Location (if known)
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. IM 77.6.895
Name 1
Role 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.578, no.569.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Marin (Mariam) from Jerusalem (JLM0065),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 16, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/688.