Bilingual Aramaic and Greek ossuary for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0117)
Dublin Core
Title
Bilingual Aramaic and Greek ossuary for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0117)
Description
Limestone ossruary decorated with rosettes and zigzag frames, with Aramaic and Greek inscription for Shalom the wife of Kunoros from Jerusalem dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 84
Date
Format
Limestone
Identifier
JLM0117
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 36cm
W 62cm
D 27cm
W 62cm
D 27cm
Decoration
Two 12-petaled rosettes flanking a palm tree within a zigzag frame on façade. Aramaic inscription on back (a), and Greek inscription on short left side (b). Vaulted lid.
Diplomatic
(a) שלוםאתקנ/פרס
שלוםאנתתקנ/פרס
(b) [--]
ΚΝΙΦ
שלוםאנתתקנ/פרס
(b) [--]
ΚΝΙΦ
Edition
(a) šlwm ʾ(nt)t qn/prs | šlwm ʾntt qn/prs
Translation
(a) Shalom the wife of Kuronos (?)
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave on the western slope of Mount Scopus
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh IAA inv. No. 1975-681
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Notes
Found in the same area as AEL0115-AEL0116
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.126-127, no.84
Citation
“Bilingual Aramaic and Greek ossuary for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0117),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/210.