Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Ioulia Troxallis from Jerusalem (JLM0060)
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Title
Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Ioulia Troxallis from Jerusalem (JLM0060)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a one-line Greek inscription for Ioulia Troxallis. Now in Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 555
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0060
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 30cm
W 53.5cm
D 25.5cm
W 53.5cm
D 25.5cm
Decoration
Plain, with a flat lid. One-line Greek inscription incised on long side, with some traces of red paint in first three letters.
Language
Diplomatic
ΙΟΥΛΙΑΤΡΩΞΑΛΛΙΣ
Edition
Ιουλια Τρωξαλλις
Translation
Ioulia Troxallis
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1974-1524
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.566-567, no.555.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Greek inscription for Ioulia Troxallis from Jerusalem (JLM0060),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/683.