Ossuary with Greek inscriptions for Ioulia from Jerusalem (JLM0059)

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Title

Ossuary with Greek inscriptions for Ioulia from Jerusalem (JLM0059)

Description

Plain limestone ossuary with two Greek inscriptions for Ioulia, either the daughter or wife of Iouda. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.

Source

Publisher

CIIP1: 554

Format

Limestone

Language

Identifier

JLM0059

Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

H 29cm
W 57cm
D 22.5cm

Decoration

Plain, with flat lid. A one-line Greek inscription on one long side (a), and a two-line Greek inscription on one short side (b).

Language

Diplomatic

(a) ΙΟΥΛΙΑΙΟΥΔΑ
(b) ΙΟΥΛΙΑΙΟΥ
ΔΑ

Edition

(a) Ιουλια Ιουδα
(b) Ιουλια Ιου|δα

Translation

Ioulia (daughter/wife?) of Iouda.
Ioulia (daughter/wife?) of Iouda.

Diplomatic Constituted From

CIIP1

Edition Constituted From

CIIP1

Translation Constituted From

CIIP1

Current Location (if known)

SBF Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. SF 7604.

Name 1

Name 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.566, no.554.

Citation

“Ossuary with Greek inscriptions for Ioulia from Jerusalem (JLM0059),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/682.

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