Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Yadit, daughter of Nadav, from Jerusalem (JLM0115)

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Title

Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Yadit, daughter of Nadav, from Jerusalem (JLM0115)

Description

Limestone ossuary with rosettes and Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Yadit, the daughter of Nadav, from Jerusalem, dated 1st. c. BCE/CE.

Source

Publisher

CIIP1: 80

Format

Limestone

Language

Identifier

JLM0115

Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

H 30cm
W 57.5cm
D 25.5cm

Decoration

Two large six-petaled rosettes on facade, with smaller rosettes at corners. Inscription on left rim. Vaulted lid.

Language

Diplomatic

ידית בת נדב

Edition

yt bt ndb

Translation

Yadit, the daughter of Nadav

Findspot

Burial cave on western slope of Mount Scopus

Current Location (if known)

Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1975-671

Name 1

Name 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. 123, no.80

Citation

“Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Yadit, daughter of Nadav, from Jerusalem (JLM0115),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/208.

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