Ossuary with Hebrew inscriptions for Yehuda and his mother from Jerusalem (JLM0035)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Hebrew inscriptions for Yehuda and his mother from Jerusalem (JLM0035)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and two inscriptions for Yehuda and the unnamed mother of Yehuda. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 455
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0035
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 28cm
W 54cm
D 24cm
W 54cm
D 24cm
Decoration
Two 6-petaled rosettes flanking a fluted band within a zigzag frame.
Language
Edition
(a) yhwdh | yhwdh
(b) sl 'mw sl ydn
(b) sl 'mw sl ydn
Translation
(a) Yehuda, Yehuda.
(b) Of the mother of Yehuda.
(b) Of the mother of Yehuda.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
French Hill
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1970-156
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 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.474-475, no 455.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew inscriptions for Yehuda and his mother from Jerusalem (JLM0035),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 16, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/658.