Ossuary with a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0038)
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Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0038)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosette decorations and an inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 464
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0038
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 28cm
W 57cm
D 24cm
W 57cm
D 24cm
Decoration
Two 6-petaled rosettes with a one-line inscription on the back side.
Summary of contents
6 individuals, ranging in age from infants to adults.
Language
Edition
slwm
Translation
Shalom
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave near Haas Promenade, Jerusalem
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1991-466
Name 1
Notes
JLM0037 and JLM00238 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.487, no.464.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0038),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/661.