Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Salon and Saphira from Jerusalem (JLM0073)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Salon and Saphira from Jerusalem (JLM0073)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette decoration and a two-line Greek inscription for Salon (a modification of the usual Shalom) and Saphira. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 591
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0073
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 37cm
W 64cm
D 29cm
W 64cm
D 29cm
Decoration
Two 6-petaled rosettes with zigzag bands between. Greek inscription incised on back of ossuary, within an inscribed rectangle.
Language
Diplomatic
ΣΑΛΩΝ
ΣΑΦΙΡΑ
ΣΑΦΙΡΑ
Edition
Σαλων | Σαφιρα
Translation
Salon, Saphira
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Current Location (if known)
SBF Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. SF 2625
Name 1
Name 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.594-595, no.591.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Salon and Saphira from Jerusalem (JLM0073),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/696.