Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Antigona from Jerusalem (JLM0039)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Antigona from Jerusalem (JLM0039)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and leaves and a Greek inscription for Antigona from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 469
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0039
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 33cm
W 64.5cm
D 26.5cm
W 64.5cm
D 26.5cm
Decoration
Two 6-petaled rosettes flanking a branch within a zigzag frame. Three-line Greek inscription on left short side.
Language
Diplomatic
ΑΝ
ΤΙΓΟ
ΝΑ
ΤΙΓΟ
ΝΑ
Edition
Αν|τιγο|να
Translation
Antigona
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Rock-cut burial complex in East Talpiyot, Jerusalem
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1980-517
Name 1
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.491-492, no.469.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Antigona from Jerusalem (JLM0039),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/662.