Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariame from Jerusalem (JLM0130)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariame from Jerusalem (JLM0130)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette, disks, and zigzag decorations with two groups of Greek inscriptions for Mariame, from Jerusalem, dated 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 133
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0130
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 33cm
W 63.5cm
D 25cm
W 63.5cm
D 25cm
Decoration
Rosettes, discs, zigzag frame. Incised inscriptions (a) on top of lid, and (b) on underside. The first line of (b) has been scratched out because of an error.
Language
Diplomatic
(a) ΜΑΡΙΑΜΗ
ΜΑΡΙΑΜΗ
(b)ΜΑΡΙΑΜΝΟΥ
ΜΑΡΙΑ
ΜΗ
ΜΑΡΙΑΜΗ
(b)ΜΑΡΙΑΜΝΟΥ
ΜΑΡΙΑ
ΜΗ
Edition
(a) Μαριαμη | Μαριαμη
(b) Μαριαμνου | Μαρια|μη
(b) Μαριαμνου | Μαρια|μη
Translation
(a) Mariame. Mariame.
(b) (Of Mariamne.) Mariame.
(b) (Of Mariamne.) Mariame.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
A burial cave in Wadi el-Ahmadiye
Current Location (if known)
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. 1942-159
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.174-175, no.133.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariame from Jerusalem (JLM0130),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/296.