Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0050)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0050)
Description
Limestone ossuary with lattice and circle decorations and three Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions for Martha, identified as the daughter of Yehosef and the wife of (a second) Yosef. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1:
Date
Format
Limestone
Identifier
JLM0050
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 31cm
W 65cm
D 24cm
W 65cm
D 24cm
Decoration
Lattice pattern with semi-circles above on facade, and flat lid. Inscription incised within semi-circles.
Diplomatic
(a) מרתה בת
(b) יהוספ
בנ יעקב
תאת
(c) יהוספ
בנ חונ
(b) יהוספ
בנ יעקב
תאת
(c) יהוספ
בנ חונ
Edition
(a) mrth bt
(b) yhwsp | bn yʿqb | ʾtt
(c) yhwsp | bn ḥwn
(b) yhwsp | bn yʿqb | ʾtt
(c) yhwsp | bn ḥwn
Translation
Martha daughter of Yehosef son of Ya'akov, wife of Yehosef son of Hon.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Unknown
Current Location (if known)
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. 1969-159
Name 1
Name 2
Name 3
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.524-525, no.504.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0050),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/673.