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

Format

Limestone

Language

Identifier

JLM0124

Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

H 34cm
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.

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