Sarcophagus with Aramaic inscription for Queen Sadan (Queen Helena?) from Jerusalem (JLM0128)
Description
Limestone sarcophagus with a two-line Aramaic inscription for Queen Sadan (or Tsadan), possibly to be identified with Queen Helena of Adiabene (in Mesopotamia) from the Tomb of the Kings in the upper Kidron Valley, dated to the 1st c. CE.
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Two stone disks on each long side, and one on each short side, all within a frame. The two line Aramaic inscription is located between the two stone disks on the facade. Vaulted lid.
Summary of contents
de Saulcy (1865, 375-410) recorded the skeletal remains of a woman wrapped in a decorated shroud, which largely disintegrated after the sarcophagus was opened.
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.165-167, no.123.
de Saulcy, F. 1865. Voyae en Terre Sainte. Paris. (pp.375-410)
Ossuary with Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions for the children of Yehzaq from Jerusalem (JLM0009)
Description
Limestone ossuary with two inscriptions in Hebrew (a) and Aramaic (b) for Mariam, Yo'ezer, and Shim'on, children of Yehzaq. Shelamzaion, identified as the wife of Yo'ezer, appears on an ossuary from the same tomb (JML0010). From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
(a) Mariam, Yo'ezer, Shim'on, children of Yehzaq the son of Kallon, from the sons of Yesh'ebab.
(b) Mariam and Yeho'ezer and Shim'on, children of Yehzaq the son of Kallon, the son of Yesh-ebab
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial complex for the Kallon family in the Katamon neighborhood, Jerusalem
Current Location (if known)
Hebrew University Institute of Archaeology, Jerusalem, inv. no. 1526
(1) Yesh'ebab is among the priestly courses from 1 Chronicles 24.
(2) The ossuary for Shelamzion, the wife of Yeho'ezer, was found in the same burial cave (JLM0010).
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. 388-390, no.368.
Ossuary with bilingual inscriptions for Elisabe from Jerusalem (JLM0005)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and architectural decorations, and Greek and Aramaic inscriptions for Elisabe, also called Elishev'a, identified as the wife of Tarfon. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. CE.
(1) The ossuary of a Tarfon was found in the same burial complex (CIIP1, 377-379, no.358).
(2) JLM005-JLM007 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. 370-371, no.349.
The family burial complex in which this ossuary was found apparently belonged to Dositheos and his wife Shelamzion (JLM0013), their children (incl. El'azar and his wife, JLM0011), and grandchildren. JLM0012, belonging to Shalom the wife of Mattiya, was also found here. See CIIP1, 396-404, nos.375-383.
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. 398-399, no.377.
Ossuary with Aramaic inscriptions for Hananiya and Maria from Jerusalem (JLM0146)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and branch motifs and Aramaic inscriptions for Hananiya son of Shim'on and Maria daughter of Agra, probably husband and wife. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
2 six-petaled rosettes flanking a branch motif within a frame on facade. Inscriptions incised on facade above right rosette (a), above the left rosette (b), and below the frame (c). 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. 225-226, no.192.
The family burial complex in which this ossuary was found apparently belonged to Dositheos and his wife Shelamzion (JLM0013), their children (incl. El'azar and his wife, JLM0011), and grandchildren. JLM0012, belonging to Shalom the wife of Mattiya, was also found here. See CIIP1, 396-404, nos.375-383.
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.402-403, no.382.
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. 76, no.30
The ossuary of Sha'ul was also preserved in the same cave (CIIP1, 73-74, no.27).
Selected Bibliography
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. 71-72, no.25
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom, mother of Mattiya, from Jerusalem (JLM0012)
Description
Limestone ossuary with Aramaic inscriptions for Shalom, whose son and husband were both named Mattiya. A Mattiya is also known from the same burial complex (CIIP1, 401, no.380) From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
The family burial complex in which this ossuary was found apparently belonged to Dositheos and his wife Shelamzion (JLM0013), their children (incl. El'azar and his wife, JLM0011), and grandchildren. See CIIP1, 396-404, nos.375-383.
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. "," no.
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom wife of Shapir from Jerusalem (JLM0148)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and geometric decorations and inscribed in Aramaic for Shalom, identified as wife of Shapir, 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.230, no. 197.
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.215-216, no.180.
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Pinhas, mentioning his mother, from Jerusalem (JLM0116)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes, palm tree, and geometric decoration, with an Aramaic inscription for Pinhas, son of Yosef, and mentioning either the tomb or burial of his mother, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
A palm tree flanked by two six-petaled rosettes on the facade, with zigzag frames; short right side also decorated with a six-petaled rosette. The ossuary contains three inscriptions: on the facade (a), on the right side (b), and on the right edge of the facade (c). 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. 125-126, no.83
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.
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Mariam, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0064)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and tree decoration, and a one-line Aramaic inscription for Mariam, identified as the daughter of Shim'on. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Two 6-petaled rosettes flanking a palm tree within a zizgzag frame, and a 12-petaled rosette and lattice decoration outside the frame. No lid. Inscription incised on facade.
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.576-577, no.567.
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.288-289, no.262.
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.