Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Shelamzion, daughter of a priest from Jerusalem (JLM0171)
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Title
Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Shelamzion, daughter of a priest from Jerusalem (JLM0171)
Description
Four-line Hebrew inscription for Shelamzion, identified as the daughter of Shim'on, a priest. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 259
Date
Language
Identifier
JLM0171
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Decoration
Three incised lines (a) located on the long side of the ossuary, with a fourth (b) on the back.
Language
Diplomatic
(a) שלמציון
בת שמעון
הכהן
(b) שלמציון
בת שמעון
הכהן
(b) שלמציון
Edition
(a) šlmṣywn | bt šmʿwn | hkhn
(b) šlmṣywn
(b) šlmṣywn
Translation
(a) Shelamzion, daughter of Shim'on the priest.
(b) Shelamzion
(b) Shelamzion
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave in Jebel Batn el-Hawa, the Mount of Olives
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Notes
Found in the same burial cave as JLM0165-JLM0170, JLM0172.
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. 286-287, no.259
Citation
“Ossuary with Hebrew inscription for Shelamzion, daughter of a priest from Jerusalem (JLM0171),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/404.