Ossuary with Greek inscription for Maria from Jerusalem (JLM0102)
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Title
Ossuary with Greek inscription for Maria from Jerusalem (JLM0102)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shelamzion, identified as the daughter or wife of Thenas, from Jerusalem, dated 1st c. BCE/1st c. CE. Decorated with rosettes.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 21
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0102
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Decoration
Twelve-petaled rosettes and zigzag frames on facade
Language
Translation
Maria, (daughter/wife) of Thenas
Findspot
Tomb in Ramat Eshkol
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1970-191
Name 1
Name 2
Notes
The ossuary of Thenas was found in the same tomb (CIIP1, 68-69, no.22)
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. 68, no.21
Citation
“Ossuary with Greek inscription for Maria from Jerusalem (JLM0102),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 23, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/195.