Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Hananiya and Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0119)

Dublin Core

Title

Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Hananiya and Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0119)

Description

Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and branches with Aramaic inscription for Hananiya and Shalom from Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/1st c. CE.

Source

Publisher

CIIP1: 90

Format

Limestone

Language

Identifier

JLM0119

Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

H 28cm
W 63cm
D 28cm

Decoration

Two 6-petaled rosettes flanking a leafy branch within a zig-zag frame on the façade. Hananiya's name appears on the facade (a) and Shalom on the short left side (b). Flat lid.

Language

Diplomatic

(a) חנניה ב
(b) שלום

Edition

(a) ḥnnyh br
(b) šlwm

Translation

(a) Hananiya son of…
(b) Shalom.

Diplomatic Constituted From

CIIP1

Edition Constituted From

CIIP1

Translation Constituted From

CIIP1

Findspot

Burial caves in the Shulamit Garden on Mount Scopus

Current Location (if known)

Beth Shemesh IAA inv. No. 1979-529

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.134 no.90.

Citation

“Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Hananiya and Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0119),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/212.

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