Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Yadit, daughter of Nadav, from Jerusalem (JLM0115)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Yadit, daughter of Nadav, from Jerusalem (JLM0115)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Yadit, the daughter of Nadav, from Jerusalem, dated 1st. c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 80
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0115
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 30cm
W 57.5cm
D 25.5cm
W 57.5cm
D 25.5cm
Decoration
Two large six-petaled rosettes on facade, with smaller rosettes at corners. Inscription on left rim. Vaulted lid.
Language
Diplomatic
ידית בת נדב
Edition
yt bt ndb
Translation
Yadit, the daughter of Nadav
Findspot
Burial cave on western slope of Mount Scopus
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1975-671
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 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. 123, no.80
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Yadit, daughter of Nadav, from Jerusalem (JLM0115),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed October 4, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/208.