Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0147)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0147)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette and column decorations and a Hebrew inscription for Martha, set up by her children. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 196
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0147
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 32cm
W 52.5cm
D 26cm
W 52.5cm
D 26cm
Decoration
2 six-petaled rosettes with leaves flanking a fluted Ionic column on a base. Inscription incised on facade over rosette. Vaulted lid.
Language
Diplomatic
מרתא אמנו
Edition
mrt' 'mnw
Translation
Martha our mother
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 437, oss. 119)
Current Location (if known)
SBF Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. SF 7716
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.229-230, no.196.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0147),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/313.