Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription concerning the burying of a mother from Jerusalem (JLM0159)
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Title
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription concerning the burying of a mother from Jerusalem (JLM0159)
Description
A limestone ossuary with rosettes and column decorations on the facade, and an Aramaic inscription explaining that Yosef, son of El'asa Artaka, brought the bones of his mother ('mk') to Jerusalem for burial. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 225
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0159
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 39cm
W 63cm
D 33cm
W 63cm
D 33cm
Decoration
Two 16-petaled rosettes inside zigzag medallions flanking a column made of leaves within a zigzag frames on the facade, lattice pattern on the short sides. The inscription is incised as a single line on the back side of the lid. Gabled lid.
Language
Diplomatic
יוסף בר אלעשה ארתכא איתי גרמיא די אמכא אמה לירושלם
Edition
ywsp br 'lsh 'rtk' `yty grmy' dy 'mk' 'mh lyrwslm
Translation
Yosef son of El'asa Artaka brought the bones of 'mk' his mother to Jerusalem
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave on the Mount of Olives
Name 1
Name 2
Role 2
Name 3
Role 3
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.255-256, no.225
Citation
“Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription concerning the burying of a mother from Jerusalem (JLM0159),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/392.