Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0144)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0144)
Description
Limestone ossuary with zigzag frames and an Aramaic inscription for Shalom, daughter of Awai, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 180
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0144
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 34cm
W 54cm
D 28cm
W 54cm
D 28cm
Decoration
Zigzag frames defining four plain frames on facade. Inscription incised on back side. Gabled lid.
Language
Diplomatic
שלם ברת עוי
Edition
šlm brt `wy
Translation
Shalom daugther of `Awai (?)
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 280, oss. 69)
Current Location (if known)
SBF Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. SF 7702
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.215-216, no.180.
Citation
“Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0144),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/310.