Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Mariam, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0064)
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Title
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Mariam, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0064)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and tree decoration, and a one-line Aramaic inscription for Mariam, identified as the daughter of Shim'on. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 567
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0064
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 31cm
W 58.5cm
D 27.5cm
W 58.5cm
D 27.5cm
Decoration
Two 6-petaled rosettes flanking a palm tree within a zizgzag frame, and a 12-petaled rosette and lattice decoration outside the frame. No lid. Inscription incised on facade.
Language
Diplomatic
חלתא מרים ברת שמעון
Edition
ḥltʾ mrym brt šmʿwn
Translation
The ossuary of Mariam, daughter of Shim'on.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Current Location (if known)
Hechal Shlomo Museum, Jerusalem, inv. no. IAA 1974-1528
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.576-577, no.567.
Citation
“Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Mariam, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0064),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/687.