Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0111)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0111)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette decoration and a Greek inscription for Shalom, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 66
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0111
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Decoration
16-petaled rosettes inside a scalloped frame and divided by a tree on facade, with inscription on one of the short sides.
Language
Diplomatic
שלום
Edition
šlwm
Translation
Shalom
Findspot
Burial cave on the west side of Mount Scopus
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1992-1307
Name 1
Notes
The introduction to the entry in CIIP1 references a Greek inscription in error.
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. 110-111, no.66
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0111),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/204.