Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariam(e) from Jerusalem (JLM0041)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariam(e) from Jerusalem (JLM0041)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and geometric decorations and a Greek inscription for Mariam(e) and Mara, or Mariam(e) also called Mara. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 477
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0041
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 32cm
W 68cm
D 26cm
W 68cm
D 26cm
Decoration
Two 6-petaled rosettes flanking rows made of circles and zigzag lines, within a zigzag frame. A one-line Greek inscription on the back side.
Language
Diplomatic
ΜΑΡΙΑΜΗΚΑΙΜΑΡΑ
Edition
Μαριαμη και Μαρα OR Μαριαμη η και Μαρα
Translation
Mariame and Mara OR Mariam who is also (known as) Mara
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave in East Talpiyot, Jerusalem
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1980-500
Notes
JLM0040 and JLM0041 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.499-500, no.477.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Mariam(e) from Jerusalem (JLM0041),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/664.