Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom, who died in childbirth, from Jerusalem (JLM0103)
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Title
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom, who died in childbirth, from Jerusalem (JLM0103)
Description
Decorated ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Shalom, who died in childbirth, from Jerusalem, dated 1st c. BCE/1st c. CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 25
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0103
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Decoration
Two six-petaled rosettes framed by palm leaves and zig-zag frames on the facade. Inscription on the short right side.
Language
Translation
Ossuary of Shalom, daughter of Sha'ul, who died while giving birth to (her) daughter Shalom.
Findspot
Burial cave on Ramat Ha-Golan street
Current Location (if known)
Hecht Museum, Haifa, IAA inv. no. 1968-687
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Name 3
Role 3
Notes
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
Citation
“Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom, who died in childbirth, from Jerusalem (JLM0103),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 18, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/197.