Ossuary with a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0124)
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Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0124)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes, a branch, and zigzag frames with a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shalom, from Jerusalem, dated 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 143
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0124
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 34cm
W 62cm
D 30cm
W 62cm
D 30cm
Decoration
Two 12-petaled rosettes flanking a branch, within zigzag frames on the facade. Inscription on the back side.
Language
Diplomatic
שלמ
Edition
šlm
Translation
Shalom
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Mount Scopus
Current Location (if known)
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. 1936-916
Name 1
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.186-187, no.143
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0124),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/290.