A marble tomb of Procopia from Caesarea Maritima
A white marble plaque with a Greek inscription for Procopia the daughter of Procopius and Cyriacus Cumma, the chief of patrol, from Caesarea Maritima 4-mid 7 c. CE
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CIIP2
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Marble Greek epitaph of Leah from Caesarea Maritima
A white marble plaque with a Greek epitaph for Leah, the daughter of Benjamin, from Caesarea Maritima 3-6 c. CE
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CIIP2: 1497
3-6 c. CE
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Funerary relief of Abuna, daughter of Nabuna from Palmyra (PAL0111)
Limestone funerary relief of Abuna, identified in the Palmyrene inscription over her left shoulder as the daughter of Nabuna, son of Anini. She wears a veil and headdress with a decorated band, featuring a central floral motif and a lattice pattern (see also <a href="http://wireproject.org/items/show/710#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-1269%2C0%2C4788%2C2999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PAL0112</a>). With her left hand, she grasps the edge of the veil, a gesture frequently encountered on these reliefs. Her hair is up and back behind the veil (as in <a href="http://wireproject.org/items/show/710#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-1269%2C0%2C4788%2C2999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PAL0112</a>, <a href="http://wireproject.org/items/show/711#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-197%2C-1%2C766%2C480" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PAL0113</a>). The woman wears a tunic and cloak fastened with a large circular brooch at her left shoulder, as well as earrings, a pendant necklace, and two rings on her left pinky. Her right arm is wrapped in her tunic and cloak, the edge of which she holds between her thumb and forefinger, with her middle-finger likewise extended, and her ring and pinky finger folded. Traces of red paint appear in the inscription over the figure's left shoulder. From Palmyra, dated c.170-230 CE.
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Limestone
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PAL0111
Ossuary lid with a Hebrew inscription for Shelomzion daughter of Peresh from Jerusalem (JLM0077)
Arched ossuary lid with a two-line Hebrew inscription for Shelomzion, identified as the daughter of Peresh. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 599
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JLM0077
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shapira, daughter of Yehohanan from Jerusalem (JLM0075)
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and geometric decoration, and a one-line Hebrew inscription for Shapira, identified as the daughter of Yehohanan, son of Ravid/Ravikh. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 596
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Limestone
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JLM0075
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Martha daughter of Hananiya from Jerusalem (JLM0067)
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and zigzag decoration, and two identical Hebrew inscriptions for Martha, identified as the daughter of Hananiya. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 572
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Limestone
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JLM0067
Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Marin (Mariam) from Jerusalem (JLM0065)
Limestone ossuary with a two-line fragmentary Hebrew inscription for Marin (Mariam), identified as a daughter. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 569
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Limestone
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JLM0065
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Mariam, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0064)
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.
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CIIP1: 567
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Limestone
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JLM0064
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0051)
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.
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CIIP1: 505
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Limestone
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JLM0051
Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0050)
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.
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CIIP1:
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Limestone
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JLM0050
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Ima from Jerusalem (JLM0048)
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.
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CIIP1: 501
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Limestone
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JLM0048
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Miriam daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0042)
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.
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CIIP1: 482
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Limestone
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JLM0042
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Miriam, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0037)
Limestone ossuary with a two-line Aramaic inscription for Miriam, identified as the daughter of Shim'on, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. CE.
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CIIP1: 462
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Limestone
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JLM0037
Ossuary fragments with bilingual inscription for Apphias, daughter of Athenagoras from Jerusalem (JLM0036)
Two fragments of an ossuary with one-line Greek and Hebrew inscriptions for Apphias, daughter of Athenagoras. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 456
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JLM0036
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shelamzion, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0003)
Limestone ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shelamzion, identified as the daughter of Shim'on, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 343
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Limestone
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JLM0003
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shalon, daughter of Li'ezer from Jerusalem (JLM0002)
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and a Hebrew inscription for Shalon, identified as the daughter of Eli'ezer. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 342
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Limestone
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JLM0002