Ossuary with Greek inscription for Maria, daughter of Alexander, from Jerusalem (JLM0161)

Ossuary with Greek inscription for Maria, daughter of Alexander, from Jerusalem (JLM0161)

Two Greek inscriptions on the facade and lid of a limestone ossuary for Maria, identified as the wife of Alexander, "from Capua." It is not entirely clear if the Capuan is Maria or Alexander (or both). The two inscriptions contain the same information, with "wife" and the "Alexander" transposed in (b). From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.

CIIP1: 232

Limestone

JLM0161

H 35cm
W 54cm
D 25cm

Two Greek inscriptions, two lines each; (a) appears on the ossuary's facade, and (b) on the vaulted lid.

(a) ΜΑΡΙΑΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΓΥΝΗ
ΑΠΟΚΑΠΟΥΗΣ

(b) ΜΑΡΙΑΓΥΝΗΑΛΕΞΑΝ
ΔΡΟΥΑΠΟΚΑΠΟΥΗΣ

(a) Μαρια Αλεξανδρου γυνη | απο Καπτουης

(b) Μαρια γυνη Αλεξαν|δρου αμο Καπουης

(a) Maria, wife of Alexander, from Capua
(b) Maria, wife of Alexander, from Capua

CIIP1

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Rock-cut tomb on the Sisters of Zion on Mount Olives

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. 261, no. 232.