Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0044)
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Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0044)
Description
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for "Mother Mariam" from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 488
Date
Language
Identifier
JLM0044
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 28.5cm
W 57cm
D 25cm
W 57cm
D 25cm
Decoration
One-line inscription on one long side
Summary of contents
Skeletal remains of a c.65 year old woman
Language
Edition
'mh mrym
Translation
Mother Mariam
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Mekor Hayim
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1969-690
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.509, no.488.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0044),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed September 13, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/667.