Ossuary with Greek inscription for Saphira and Ptolatois from Jerusalem (JLM0074)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Greek inscription for Saphira and Ptolatois from Jerusalem (JLM0074)
Description
Ossuary with a two-line Greek inscription for Saphira and Ptolatois. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 593
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0074
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Decoration
Rosette decoration and two-line Greek inscription.
Language
Diplomatic
ΣΑΦΙΡΑ
ΠΤΟΛΑΤΟΙΣ
ΠΤΟΛΑΤΟΙΣ
Edition
Σαφιρα | Πτολατοις
Translation
Saphira, Ptolatois
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Current Location (if known)
Russian Church of St. Mary Magdalene
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.596, no.593.
Citation
“Ossuary with Greek inscription for Saphira and Ptolatois from Jerusalem (JLM0074),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 19, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/697.