Ossuary with an Aramaic/Hebrew inscription for Kyria from Jerusalem (JLM0106)
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Title
Ossuary with an Aramaic/Hebrew inscription for Kyria from Jerusalem (JLM0106)
Description
Plain ossuary with am Aramaic/Hebrew inscription for Kyria, from Jerusalem, dated 1st c. BCE/1st c. CE. The identity of Kyria is unknown, but the ossuary contained the remains of three infants. Kyria might be one of this children, or the mother (CIIP1, 91) (JLM0106)
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 47
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0106
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Decoration
Plain ossuary, with inscription on a short side below the rim
Summary of contents
Bones of three children, all under one year of age
Language
Translation
Kyria
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1970-200
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. 91, no.47
Citation
“Ossuary with an Aramaic/Hebrew inscription for Kyria from Jerusalem (JLM0106),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 28, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/200.