Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for 'Azariya and Miriam from Jerusalem (JLM0019)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for 'Azariya and Miriam from Jerusalem (JLM0019)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and geometric decorations and Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for 'Azariya and Miriam (husband and wife?) from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Publisher
CIIP1: 403
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0019
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 34cm
W 63cm
D 29cm
W 63cm
D 29cm
Decoration
Limestone ossuary with two 6-petaled rosettes flanking a zigzag band and petals on facade. Inscription (a) above rosette on facade, and (b) in a different hand, across the lid.
Language
Edition
(a) 'zryh
(b) mrym
(b) mrym
Translation
(a) 'Azariya
(b) Miriam
(b) Miriam
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Rock-cut burial cave in the Zikhron Moshe neighborhood, Jerusalem
Current Location (if known)
Rockefeller Museum, inv. no. IAA 1936-2177
Name 1
Name 2
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. 426, no.403.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions for 'Azariya and Miriam from Jerusalem (JLM0019),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/452.