Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0050)
Description
Limestone ossuary with lattice and circle decorations and three Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions for Martha, identified as the daughter of Yehosef and the wife of (a second) Yosef. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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.524-525, no.504.
Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0001)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and two inscriptions in Hebrew and Aramaic for Shalom, identified as the wife of Yehuda. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
JLM0198, JLM0199, JLM001-JLM0004 were all found in the same burial cave in the Kidron Valley.
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.362-363, no.341.
Mariam's name and role ("wife) are in Hebrew; her husband's name is in Aramaic.
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.575, no.565.
Ossuary with an Aramaic and Hebrew inscription for Shalom, wife of Hananiya from Jerusalem (JLM0113)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette decoration and an Aramaic and Hebrew inscription for Shalom, identified as the wife of Hananiya, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE. Hananiya's ossuary was discovered in the same cave (CIIP1, 114-115, no.70).
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. 115-116, no.72
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription concerning the burying of a mother from Jerusalem (JLM0159)
Description
A limestone ossuary with rosettes and column decorations on the facade, and an Aramaic inscription explaining that Yosef, son of El'asa Artaka, brought the bones of his mother ('mk') to Jerusalem for burial. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Two 16-petaled rosettes inside zigzag medallions flanking a column made of leaves within a zigzag frames on the facade, lattice pattern on the short sides. The inscription is incised as a single line on the back side of the lid. Gabled lid.
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.255-256, no.225
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for El'azar, mentioning Leah, from Jerusalem (JLM0165)
Description
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for El'azar son of Nittai, and possibly Leah, whose name appears to be written twice. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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.271-272, no.242
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Hananiya and Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0119)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and branches with Aramaic inscription for Hananiya and Shalom from Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/1st c. CE.
Two 6-petaled rosettes flanking a leafy branch within a zig-zag frame on the façade. Hananiya's name appears on the facade (a) and Shalom on the short left side (b). Flat lid.
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.134 no.90.
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Miriam daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0042)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and geometric decoration and an Aramaic inscription for Miriam, identified as the daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. CE.
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.504, no.482.
JLM0037 and JLM0038 were found in the same burial cave.
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.485-485, no.462.
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Natira and his family from Jerusalem (JLM0187)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and an inscription for Natira and his (unnamed) brother, father, and mother. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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.329-330, no.306.
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Shalom, daughter of Yehohanan from Jerusalem (JLM0108)
Description
Plain limestone ossuary for Shalom, identified as the daughter of Yehonahan, from Jerusalem, dated to 1st c. BCE/CE. Yehonahan's ossuary was found in the same burial cave (see CIIP1, 102, no.57).
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. 103, no.58
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Shapira wife of Shim'on the proselyte from Jerusalem (JLM0076)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and a three-line Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shapira, identified as the wife of Shim'on the proselyte. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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.600, no.598.
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Shelamzion from Jerusalem (JLM0010)
Description
A limestone ossuary with rosettes and two Aramaic inscriptions for Shelamzion, identified as the wife of Yeho'ezer of the Kallon family, and the daughter of Gamla. A Yeho'ezer appears on another ossuary, belonging to his children, from the same burial complex (JLM009). From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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.390-392, no.369.
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.537-538, no.519.
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.404-405, no.384
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Ima from Jerusalem (JLM0048)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a two line incised inscription in Aramaic for Ima, identified as the daughter of Hananiya and mother of "the Sokhoite," a reference to the town of Sokho. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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.522-523, no.501.