Ossurary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0120)
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Title
Ossurary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0120)
Description
Limestone ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for Martha from Jerusalem. Dated 1st c. CE. "Mara" may have been a nickname or the name of another person.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 97
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0120
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 34.5cm
W 78cm
D 29cm
W 78cm
D 29cm
Decoration
Plain with inscriptions on rim (a) and underneath the ossuary on one of the short sides (b)
Summary of contents
Bones of a woman
Language
Diplomatic
(a) מרה
(b) מרת א
(b) מרת א
Edition
(a) mrh
(b) mrtʾ
(b) mrtʾ
Translation
(a) Mara
(b) Martha
(b) Martha
Findspot
East slope of Mount Scopus
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh IAA inv. No. 1971-669
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.139-140 no.97
Citation
“Ossurary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0120),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/213.