Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for a woman and her son from Jerusalem (JLM0143)
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Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for a woman and her son from Jerusalem (JLM0143)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for a woman (name not preserved) and her son, perhaps died in childbirth or afterwards. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 177
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0143
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 24cm
W 43cm
D 17cm
W 43cm
D 17cm
Decoration
A line across the facade. Inscription is written in black charcoal on the back side.
Language
Diplomatic
[--]ה בנה
Edition
[--]h bnh
Translation
...and... ah 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 79, oss. 23)
Current Location (if known)
SBF Museum, Jersualem, inv. no. SF 1107, SBF 004429, coll. B35AF
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 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.212-213, no.177.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for a woman and her son from Jerusalem (JLM0143),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 16, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/309.