Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for the son of Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0056)
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Title
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for the son of Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0056)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a one-line Aramaic inscription for 'Avir'a, the son of Mariam. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 519
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0056
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 33.5cm
W 58cm
D 27cm
W 58cm
D 27cm
Decoration
Plain with vaulted lid and a one-line inscription incised on one long side.
Language
Diplomatic
עוירא בר מרים
Edition
ʿwyrʾ br mrym
Translation
'Avir'a the son of Mariam
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Current Location (if known)
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. IM 74.36.41
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.537-538, no.519.
Citation
“Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for the son of Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0056),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/679.