Bilingual funerary inscription for Maria from Joppa (JOP0110)
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Title
Bilingual funerary inscription for Maria from Joppa (JOP0110)
Description
Bilingual Greek/Hebrew funerary inscription for Maria, identified as the daughter or wife of Anatolius, from Joppa/Jaffa, dated between the 3rd-6th c. CE (JOP0110)
Source
Publisher
CIIP3: 2217
Date
Format
Marble
Language
Identifier
JOP0110
Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
H 21
W 31.5
D 4.8cm
W 31.5
D 4.8cm
Diplomatic
ΜΝΗΜΑΔΙΑΦΕΡΟΝ
ΤΑΜΑΡΙΑΣΑΝΑΤΟ
ΛΙΟΥΕΡΓΑΤΟΥ
ΤΑΜΑΡΙΑΣΑΝΑΤΟ
ΛΙΟΥΕΡΓΑΤΟΥ
{Hebrew}
Translation
(Greek) Tomb belonging to Maria (daughter/wife) of Anatolius, laborer.
(Hebrew) Peace
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP3
Translation Constituted From
CIIP3
Description
White marble plaque with three lines of a Greek inscription over a single line of Hebrew, which is flanked by two lulavim
Letters
2-2.5cm
Findspot
Jaffa Necropolis
Current Location (if known)
Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo inv. no. C 41682
Name 1
Name 2
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.94-95, no.2217
the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.94-95, no.2217
Citation
“Bilingual funerary inscription for Maria from Joppa (JOP0110),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/152.