Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Demarchia from Jerusalem (JLM0152)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Demarchia from Jerusalem (JLM0152)
Description
Limestone ossuary with Greek inscription for Demarchia from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE. This is likely the Demarchia whose father, Chresimos, appears in JLM0150.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 202
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0152
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 42.5cm
W 70cm
D 34cm
W 70cm
D 34cm
Decoration
Two line inscription incised on one of the short sides, gabled lid.
Language
Diplomatic
ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙ
ΑΣ
ΑΣ
Edition
Δημαρχι|ας
Translation
Of Demarchia
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 (loculus 459, oss. 64)
Current Location (if known)
SBF Museum, Jerusalem
Name 1
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. 235, no.202.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Demarchia from Jerusalem (JLM0152),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed May 6, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/318.