Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0126)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0126)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and zigzag lines with a Greek inscription for Mariam, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 141
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0126
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 30cm
W 61cm
D 25.5cm
W 61cm
D 25.5cm
Decoration
2 six-petaled rosettes divided by zigzag lines. Two lines of a Greek inscription, one on the facade (a) and the second (b) on the lid. Flat lid.
Language
Diplomatic
(a) ΜΑΙΡΑΜ
(b) ΜΑΡΙΑΜ
(b) ΜΑΡΙΑΜ
Edition
(a) Μαιραμ
(b) Μαριαμ
(b) Μαριαμ
Translation
(a) Mairam
(b) Mariam
(b) Mariam
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Mount Scopus
Current Location (if known)
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. 936-914
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. 184-185, no.141.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0126),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/292.