Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Salami from Jerusalem (JLM0028)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Salami from Jerusalem (JLM0028)
Description
Three-line Greek inscription for Salami, either the daughter of wife of Theodoros, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 436
Date
Language
Identifier
JLM0028
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Decoration
Three-line Greek inscription on the short side of the ossuary
Language
Diplomatic
ΣΑΛΑΜΙ
ΙΙΙΧ
ΘΕΟΔΩΡΥ
ΙΙΙΧ
ΘΕΟΔΩΡΥ
Edition
Σαλαμι | ΙΙΙΧ | Θεοδωρ<ο>υ
Translation
Salami (daughter or wife) of Theodoros
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave near Nahal Atarot
Name 1
Name 2
Notes
(1) The meaning of the second line of the inscription (IIIX) is unclear.
(2) CIIP1 notes the possibility that Salami is a male name (456).
(3) JLM0024-JLM0030 were found in the same burial cave.
(2) CIIP1 notes the possibility that Salami is a male name (456).
(3) JLM0024-JLM0030 were found in the same burial cave.
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.455-456, no.436.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Salami from Jerusalem (JLM0028),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/651.