Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0062)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0062)
Description
Limestone ossuary with two lines of Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Mariam, wife of h'gl. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 563
Date
Format
Limestone
Identifier
JLM0062
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 32cm
W 52cm
D 27cm
W 52cm
D 27cm
Decoration
Plain, with two-line inscription on one long side. Flat lid.
Diplomatic
מרים אתת
העגל
העגל
Edition
mrym ʾtt | hʿgl
Translation
Mariam, wife of h'gl
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Current Location (if known)
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. IM 74.36.39
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Notes
Mariam's name and role ("wife) are in Hebrew; her husband's name is in Aramaic.
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.575, no.565.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0062),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/685.