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Sarcophagus or Ossuary
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.
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
Greek
Inscription
(a) ΜΑΙΡΑΜ
(b) ΜΑΡΙΑΜ
Translation
(a) Mairam
(b) Mariam
Findspot
Mount Scopus
Current Location (if known)
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. 936-914
Name 1
Mairam
Name 2
Mairiam
Physical Dimensions
H 30cm
W 61cm
D 25.5cm
Diplomatic
(a) ΜΑΙΡΑΜ
(b) ΜΑΡΙΑΜ
Edition
(a) Μαιραμ
(b) Μαριαμ
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Dublin Core
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Title
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Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0126)
Source
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Jerusalem
Publisher
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CIIP1: 141
Date
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1st c. BCE-1st c. CE
Identifier
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JLM0126
Description
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Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and zigzag lines with a Greek inscription for Mariam, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Format
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Limestone
Language
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Greek
funerary
Greek
inscribed
inscription
Jerusalem
limestone
Mairam
Mariam
ossuary
αιραμ
Μαριαμ