Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Sapira from Jerusalem (JLM0153)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Sapira from Jerusalem (JLM0153)
Description
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Sapira. Androus appears also in the inscription, and may be the genitive of Andron. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 208
Date
Identifier
JLM0153
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 27cm
W 55cm
D 23.5cm
W 55cm
D 23.5cm
Decoration
Two-line Greek inscription incised on one of the plain long sides, flat lid.
Language
Diplomatic
ΣΑΠΙΡΑ
ΑΝΔΡΟΥΣ
ΑΝΔΡΟΥΣ
Edition
Σαπιρα | Ανδρους
Translation
Sapira. Androus(?)
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave on the west slope of Mount Olives
Current Location (if known)
Hebrew University, Institute of Archaeology, Jerusalem, inv. no. 1474
Name 1
Name 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.240, no.208.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Sapira from Jerusalem (JLM0153),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 30, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/319.