Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0051)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0051)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a two-line Aramaic inscription for Martha, daughter of Papos and wife of Yehosef, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 505
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0051
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 28cm
W 52cm
D 26cm
W 52cm
D 26cm
Decoration
Plain ossuary with a two-line incised inscription on one long side.
Language
Diplomatic
מרתא ברפפוס
אתת יהוסף
אתת יהוסף
Edition
mrtʾ br<t> ppws | ʾtt yhwsp
Translation
Martha daughter of Papos wife of Yehosef.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Unknown
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1969-120
Name 1
Name 2
Name 3
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.525-526, no.505.
Citation
“Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0051),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed October 4, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/674.