Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Eros and Hermione from Jerusalem (JLM0178)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Eros and Hermione from Jerusalem (JLM0178)
Description
Limestone ossuary decorated with a wreath and flowers, and a two-line Greek inscription dedicated to Eros and Hermione, the children of Doras. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 294
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0178
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Decoration
Short side decorated with a flower in the center of a wreath.
Language
Diplomatic
ΕΡΩΤΙΣΚΑΙΕΡΜΙΟΝΗΣ
ΔΩΡΑΤΟΣ
ΔΩΡΑΤΟΣ
Edition
Ερωτος και Ερμιονης | Δωρατος
Translation
Of Eros and Hermione (children of) Doras
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Akeldama Caves, Kidron Valley (cave 2, chamber B, ossuary 19)
Current Location (if known)
in-situ
Name 1
Role 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.317-318, no.294.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Eros and Hermione from Jerusalem (JLM0178),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/411.