Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Shalom and her son from Jerusalem (JLM0139)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Shalom and her son from Jerusalem (JLM0139)
Description
Plain ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shalom and her unnamed son, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 169
Date
Language
Identifier
JLM0139
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 35cm
W 65cm
D 28cm
W 65cm
D 28cm
Decoration
Plain ossuary with incised inscription under rim.
Language
Diplomatic
שלום ובנה
Edition
šlwm wbnh
Translation
Shalom and her son
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial complexes at Dominus Flevit on the west slope of the Mount of Olives (chamber 70, oss. 29)
Current Location (if known)
SBF Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. SBF 00466, coll.B35AA
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Notes
As per CIIP1 (206, no.169), the fact that Shalom's son remained unnamed suggests that she and her son died in childbirth or soon after.
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. 205-206, no.169.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Shalom and her son from Jerusalem (JLM0139),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/305.