CIIP2=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume II: Caesarea and the Middle Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. no.1488.
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Alexa Mara and her son Simon from Jerusalem (JLM0055)
Description
Limestone ossuary with two Greek inscriptions. The first is for Alexa Mara, identified as the mother of Iouda. The second is for Simon, identified as "her" (ostensibly Alexa Mara) son. From the environs around 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.535-536, no.517.
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.
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.509, no.488.
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.507, no.486.
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. 437, no. 414.
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.
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.322-323, no.298.
Ossuary with bilingual inscription for Shelamzion and her child from Jerusalem (JLM0175)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes, a branch, and a ribbon, with a two-line inscription in Hebrew/Aramaic, and a two-line inscription in Greek and Hebrew/Aramaic. The inscription concerns Shelamzion, also identified by a "nickname" (per CIIP, 302, no.279) Shelamza, and her unnamed child. Shelamzion and her child may have died in or shortly after the child's birth. Shelamzion's name appears three times: once as a shorter "nickname," once in Hebrew, and once in Greek.
Two 12-petaled rosettes within ribboned medallions flanking a branch and enclosed in a frame on the facade. The four-line inscription is broken into two parts: (a) appears above the rosettes on the facade, and (b) on the short left side.
The ossuary of another Shelamzia was also discovered in the same burial cave (JLM0174).
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.301-303, no.279.
Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0147)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette and column decorations and a Hebrew inscription for Martha, set up by her children. 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.229-230, no.196.
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for a woman and her son from Jerusalem (JLM0143)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for a woman (name not preserved) and her son, perhaps died in childbirth or afterwards. 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.212-213, no.177.
As per CIIP1 (206, no.169), the fact that Shalom's son remained unnamed suggests that she and her son died in childbirth or soon after.
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. 205-206, no.169.