Ossuary with an Aramaic and Hebrew inscription for Shalom, wife of Hananiya from Jerusalem (JLM0113)
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Title
Ossuary with an Aramaic and Hebrew inscription for Shalom, wife of Hananiya from Jerusalem (JLM0113)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette decoration and an Aramaic and Hebrew inscription for Shalom, identified as the wife of Hananiya, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE. Hananiya's ossuary was discovered in the same cave (CIIP1, 114-115, no.70).
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 72
Format
Limestone
Identifier
JLM0113
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 34.5cm
W 62.5cm
D 27cm
W 62.5cm
D 27cm
Decoration
Two six-petaled rosettes on facade, with inscription on right side
Diplomatic
שלום אנתת חנניה בר הנזיר
Edition
šlwm ʾntt ḥnnyh br hnzyr
Translation
Shalom wife of Hananiya son of the Nazirite
Findspot
Burial cave on the grounds of Hebrew University
Current Location (if known)
Hebrew University Institute of Archaeology, Jerusalem, inv. no. 8167
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
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. 115-116, no.72
Citation
“Ossuary with an Aramaic and Hebrew inscription for Shalom, wife of Hananiya from Jerusalem (JLM0113),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/206.