Ossuary fragment with a Hebrew inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0135)
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Title
Ossuary fragment with a Hebrew inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0135)
Description
Ossuary fragment with a Hebrew inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem. Due to the fragmentary nature of the inscription it is not clear if shalom is a name or a greeting. The letters are reversed.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 159
Date
Language
Identifier
JLM0135
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Decoration
Inscribed incised on fragment of ossuary
Language
Diplomatic
מולש
Edition
mwls
Translation
Shalom
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Three-chamber rock-hewn tomb on the Mount of Olives
Current Location (if known)
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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. 197, no.159.
Citation
“Ossuary fragment with a Hebrew inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0135),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 26, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/301.