Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom wife of Shapir from Jerusalem (JLM0148)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom wife of Shapir from Jerusalem (JLM0148)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and geometric decorations and inscribed in Aramaic for Shalom, identified as wife of Shapir, from Jerusalem Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 197
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0148
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 29cm
W 58cm
D 23cm
W 58cm
D 23cm
Decoration
2 six-petaled rosettes within a frame with geometric decorations and an inscription incised on the facade. Flat lid.
Language
Diplomatic
שלום אתת שפיר
Edition
šlwm 'tt špyr
Translation
Shalom wife of Shapir
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. 118)
Current Location (if known)
SBF Museum, Jerusalem, SF 7715
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.230, no. 197.
Citation
“Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Shalom wife of Shapir from Jerusalem (JLM0148),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/314.