Funerary relief of Zabdibol, with his daughters and son, from Palmyra (PAL0109)
Description
Limestone funerary relief depicting the deceased, Zabdibol, reclining and dining on a couch, surrounded by his two daughters (Tadmur and 'Alayyat) and son (Mokimu). Inscriptions in Palmyrene to the right of the portraits identify the persons.
The deceased is shown banqueting and surrounded by his three children. All wear local dress, and the daughters where the head coverings, diadems and jewelry typical of women's portraiture in Palmyra. The daughter on the right holds an object in her right hand, possibly a distaff and spindle based on similar portraits. Both daughters clutch a fold of their robe with their left hands.
Limestone funerary relief of Tadmur, wife of Mokimu. The deceased is shown in typical Palmyran dress with a diadem. Interestingly, unlike many other Palmyran portraits, she wears no other jewelry and holds only her robe (in her right hand). The features and hairstyle are otherwise typical of Palmyrene portraiture.
Funerary portrait in local limestone, showing the deceased in typical, Palmyrene garb. An inscription names the deceased, her husband and the date of her death.
Funerary relief of 'Alayyat from Palmyra (PAL0102)
Description
Limestone funerary relief of 'Alayyat, daughter of Zabdibol (see PAL0101). The deceased is shown in typical Palmyrene garb with a cloak covering her hair. She wears especially elaborate jewelry, with a uniquely prominent wrapped headdress and elaborate diadem and animal-figured brooch.
Limestone funerary relief depicting the deceased in typical, but wealthy Palmyrene clothing. An inscription on the right identifies the deceased and her father.
CIIP3=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume III: South Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of
the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.39-40,
no.2174.
Aramaic funerary inscription mentioning a daughter (JOP0115)
Description
Fragmentary marble plaque with Aramaic funerary inscription including a reference to a daughter of the house of [unknown], from Joppa/Jaffa, dated to 5th-6th c. CE (JOP0115)
Squared marble plaque broken on the right and at the bottom, with three lines of an Aramaic inscription, and some remains of red paint within the inscribed letters
Letters
1.5-2.5cm
Findspot
Jaffa necropolis
Current Location (if known)
Old Jaffa Museum of Antiquities, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, IAA inv. no. 1979-505
CIIP3=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume III: South Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of
the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.127-128, no.2247.
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
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
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 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 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
Bilingual Aramaic and Greek ossuary for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0117)
Description
Limestone ossruary decorated with rosettes and zigzag frames, with Aramaic and Greek inscription for Shalom the wife of Kunoros from Jerusalem dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE
Two 12-petaled rosettes flanking a palm tree within a zigzag frame on façade. Aramaic inscription on back (a), and Greek inscription on short left side (b). Vaulted 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.126-127, no.84
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.
Limestone ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0125)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette and column decoration, with an Aramaic inscription for Martha, identified as the daughter of Hananiya, from Jerusalem, dated 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. 185-186, no.142
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.
Image rights Image A: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Hanay, WikiMedia Commons Image B: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Coyau, WikiMediaCommons Images C & D: Drawing in de Saulcy, 1865, pp. 377, 385
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)
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. 644, no.646.
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.