Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shelamzia from Jerusalem (JLM0174)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shelamzia from Jerusalem (JLM0174)
Description
Ossuary decorated with rosettes and a branch, with a one-line Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shelamzia, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 278
Date
Language
Identifier
JLM0174
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 29cm
W 52cm
D 25cm
W 52cm
D 25cm
Decoration
Facade decorated with rosettes flanking a branch within a zigzag frame. Inscription incised on back side of ossuary.
Language
Diplomatic
שלמציה
Edition
šlmṣyh
Translation
Shelamzia
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Rock-cut tomb at Jebel Khallet et-Turi
Name 1
Notes
JLM0176 and JLM0175 were also found in the same complex.
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.301, no.278.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shelamzia from Jerusalem (JLM0174),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/407.