Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0045)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0045)
Description
Limestone ossuary for Martha with Aramaic/ Hebrew inscription from Jerusalem, dated 1. BCE- 1 c. CE. The facade and short sides are decorated in a checkerboard pattern and disks.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 52
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0045
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Decoration
The facade is decorated with a checkerboard pattern, each square containing disks. More disks decorate the short sides. The inscription is located on the back near the rim.
Language
Diplomatic
מרתא
Edition
mrt'
Translation
Martha
Translation Constituted From
CIJP no. 429
Findspot
Burial complex in Giv'at Ha-Mivtar
Name 1
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. 95-96, no.52.
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0045),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/133.