Ossuary with a Greek inscription including reference to a mother from Jerusalem (JLM0181)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription including reference to a mother from Jerusalem (JLM0181)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a worn Greek inscription for the mother of an unknown figure. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 298
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0181
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 31.5cm
W 50cm
D 22cm
W 50cm
D 22cm
Decoration
Plain, with inscription incised on one long side. Flat lid.
Summary of contents
Skeletal remains of two adults and an infant
Language
Diplomatic
[--]
ΜΗΤΗΡΠΑ
++ΙΑΚΟΥ
ΜΗΤΗΡΠΑ
++ΙΑΚΟΥ
Edition
[--] | Μητηρ Πα[--?] | ++ιακου
Translation
...mother (of) Pa(?)...iakos
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Akeldama Caves, Kidron Valley (cave 2, chamber B, ossuary 16)
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1993-1693
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Name 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.322-323, no.298.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription including reference to a mother from Jerusalem (JLM0181),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 23, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/414.