Ossuary wth a Greek inscription for Salome from Jerusalem (JLM0188)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary wth a Greek inscription for Salome from Jerusalem (JLM0188)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and a Greek inscription for Salome, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 307
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0188
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 22cm
W 36cm
D 21cm
W 36cm
D 21cm
Decoration
Rosettes within a zigzag frame on facade, with a two-line inscription incised on the back side. Missing lid.
Language
Diplomatic
ΣΑΛΩΜ
Η
Η
Edition
Σαλωμ|η
Translation
Salome
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Akeldama Caves, Kidron Valley (cave 3, chamber D, ossuary 27)
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1993-1701
Name 1
Notes
CIIP notes that the size of the box suggests that it was used for the remains of a child (330, no.307).
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.330, no.307.
Citation
“Ossuary wth a Greek inscription for Salome from Jerusalem (JLM0188),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/421.