Aramaic epitaph of Cyra daughter of Ḥalfon from Joppa (JOP0103)
Dublin Core
Title
Aramaic epitaph of Cyra daughter of Ḥalfon from Joppa (JOP0103)
Description
Aramaic epitaph of Cyra, daughter of Ḥalfon, from Joppa, dated 4th-5th c. CE (JOP0103)
Source
Publisher
CIIP3: 2174
Date
Format
Marble
Language
Identifier
JOP0103
Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
H 22.5cm
W 22.5cm
D 3cm
W 22.5cm
D 3cm
Diplomatic
קירא
ברתה
דחלפון
ברתה
דחלפון
Edition
qyrʾ | brth | dḥlpwn
Translation
Cyra daughter of Halfon
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP3
Edition Constituted From
CIIP3
Translation Constituted From
CIIP3
Description
Square white marble plaque with three lines of an Aramaic inscription and a lulav bordering on the left
Letters
3-5.5cm
Findspot
A burial cave near Herzl Street (with JOP0201)
Original Context (if known)
A burial cave near Herzl Street (with JOP0201)
Current Location (if known)
IAA Inv. no.1992-1510/1994-1015
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Notes
Found in a burial cave with JOP0201
Selected Bibliography
CIIP3=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume III: South Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of
the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.39-40,
no.2174.
the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.39-40,
no.2174.
Citation
“Aramaic epitaph of Cyra daughter of Ḥalfon from Joppa (JOP0103),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/104.