Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Hananiya and Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0119)
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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
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0119
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 28cm
W 63cm
D 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
(b) שלום
Edition
(a) ḥnnyh br
(b) šlwm
(b) šlwm
Translation
(a) Hananiya son of…
(b) Shalom.
(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
Role 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.