Ossuary with Greek inscription for the priestess Megiste from Jerusalem (JLM0180)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Greek inscription for the priestess Megiste from Jerusalem (JLM0180)
Description
Limestone ossuary with butterfly medallions flanking a branch and a Greek inscription for Megiste, identified as a priestess. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 297
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0180
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 41cm
W 82cm
D 32cm
W 82cm
D 32cm
Decoration
Medallions with butterfly motifs within flanking a branch. The one-line Greek inscription is above the medallions on the facade.
Language
Diplomatic
ΜΕΓΙΣΤ ΗΣΙΕΡΙΣΗΣ
Edition
Μεγιστης ιερισης
Translation
Of Megiste the priestess.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Akeldama Caves, Kidron Valley (cave 2, chamber B, ossuary 18)
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1993-1695
Name 1
Role 1
Notes
CIIP1 notes that Megiste may be the wife or daughter of a priest, rather than a priestess herself (321, no.297)
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. 320-321, no. 297.
Citation
“Ossuary with Greek inscription for the priestess Megiste from Jerusalem (JLM0180),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 30, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/413.