Limestone ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0125)
Dublin Core
Title
Limestone ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0125)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette and column decoration, with an Aramaic inscription for Martha, identified as the daughter of Hananiya, from Jerusalem, dated 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 142
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0125
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 23cm
W 58cm
D 23cm
W 58cm
D 23cm
Decoration
2 six-petaled rosettes flanking two columns defining a porch. Inscription over three lines, located between the columns. Flat lid.
Language
Diplomatic
מרתא
ברת
חנניה
ברת
חנניה
Edition
mrtʾ | brt | ḥnnyh
Translation
Martha daughter of Hananiya
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. 1936-917
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 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. 185-186, no.142
Citation
“Limestone ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0125),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/291.