Ossuary with a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Sara from Jerusalem (JLM0160)
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Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Sara from Jerusalem (JLM0160)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with rosettes and squares and a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Sara from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 226
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0160
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 40.5cm
W 70cm
D 30cm
W 70cm
D 30cm
Decoration
Two 12-petaled rosettes containing two 12-petaled rosettes within a circular frame on the facade. Additional rosettes and circles also appear on the facade. The one line inscription is located on the inner back side .
Language
Diplomatic
ס/מ ר/ו
Edition
s/m r/w
Translation
Sara (?)
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave on the Mount of Olives
Name 1
Notes
The reconstruction of the name is uncertain; in the CIIP1 entry, Mara, Martha, and Mariam are also considered (257, no.226)
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.257, no.226.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Sara from Jerusalem (JLM0160),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 29, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/393.